[the_rickster]

let's put this to bed. i have a ton of friends in the outdoor industry. i know all the reps for all the major brands, and they all know who owns who.

adidas-salomon is a single company. adidas works as an independent and owns a few other brands under its own umbrella (taylormade, reebok). adidas-salomon bought arcteryx and amer manages its own brands plus the salomon side, including arc. adidas runs itself independently and manages the other brands under the AG.

just because it isn't in black and white and right there for the world to see doesn't mean it doesn't exist. that was my point with the north face bit... just because a magazine company owns it and there's no link to tnf.com on their website doesn't mean it isn't so.


anyways, let's get this back on topic, its a good thread with good po. if you want to argue more, pm me.