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Michael S. on Home Depot Didn’t Drop Ridgid Octane to Protect Milwaukee M18 Sales: “> But, keep in mind that Ryobi and Ridgid’s cordless power tool lines are exclusive to Home Depot. Well, in…”
Juergen on Home Depot Didn’t Drop Ridgid Octane to Protect Milwaukee M18 Sales: ““I spoke with different people at Milwaukee and TTI NA since then, and have been repeatedly told there’s no cross-development.”…”
aaron+s on Home Depot Didn’t Drop Ridgid Octane to Protect Milwaukee M18 Sales: “Somehow I had it in my head that dewalt has battery patents on the basic flexvolt idea, but that milwaukee…”
Jared on Home Depot Didn’t Drop Ridgid Octane to Protect Milwaukee M18 Sales: “What bugs me is that they still sell Octane tools but don’t sell the Octane batteries. I realize “Max Output”…”
Jared on Home Depot Didn’t Drop Ridgid Octane to Protect Milwaukee M18 Sales: “I think that’s a good point. “Octane” was really only markedly better with that one tool. If cannibalizing Milwaukee sales…”
Stuart on Home Depot Didn’t Drop Ridgid Octane to Protect Milwaukee M18 Sales: “Ridgid has multiple cordless lines – tools developed and manufactured by TTI for sale exclusively at Home Depot, and cordless…”