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Geoff C

Jan 1, 1970
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Anyone know why Farnell is changing their name to "element 14"? Maybe they
are in real trouble in Australia. There stock levels have been low lately.
 
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Don McKenzie

Jan 1, 1970
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Anyone know why Farnell is changing their name to "element 14"? Maybe they
are in real trouble in Australia. There stock levels have been low lately.


hey?

Look like West Australian Web Developers here:
http://www.element14.com.au/index.php

was there a news report?

Cheers Don...



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Geoff C

Jan 1, 1970
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Don McKenzie said:
hey?

Look like West Australian Web Developers here:
http://www.element14.com.au/index.php

was there a news report?

Cheers Don...

I think that is a different crowd. Looks like Farnell in Aus are no more.
We think that sales are now out of Asia to Aus. The only news I saw was the
reular Farnell spam this morning.
 
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Don McKenzie

Jan 1, 1970
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I think that is a different crowd. Looks like Farnell in Aus are no more.
We think that sales are now out of Asia to Aus. The only news I saw was the
reular Farnell spam this morning.

Ok thanks Geoff.
last farnell spam I got was the 22nd, and guess what?

I checked my email trash box, and of course I suppress graphics initially with my email program, and there it was in a
graphic message, sitting in my trash box.

http://planet.farnell.com/apac/email/asean/sp/SP2_edm_AU.html
for interested parties.

http://au.element14.com/
for the new home page.

Now I guess I will get element14 spam. Must be time to unsubscribe. Next time I purchase I guess I will opt in again. It
is just a bit too regular to be comfortable.

Cheers Don...





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Geoff C

Jan 1, 1970
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Don McKenzie said:
Ok thanks Geoff.
last farnell spam I got was the 22nd, and guess what?

I checked my email trash box, and of course I suppress graphics
initially with my email program, and there it was in a graphic
message, sitting in my trash box.

http://planet.farnell.com/apac/email/asean/sp/SP2_edm_AU.html
for interested parties.

http://au.element14.com/
for the new home page.

Now I guess I will get element14 spam. Must be time to unsubscribe.
Next time I purchase I guess I will opt in again. It is just a bit too
regular to be comfortable.

Cheers Don...

Yeah, I hardly look at Farnell spam, only that the heading was marked
'important' or some such.

That software company element14 in WA maight have a case for trademark
infringement!

Geoff
 
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David L. Jones

Jan 1, 1970
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Geoff said:
Anyone know why Farnell is changing their name to "element 14"? Maybe
they are in real trouble in Australia.

No, they are "rebranding" to "Element-14" which has been their (poorly
designed IME) online blog/community name for some time now. They have been
pushing that really hard. Content providers beware, like most other online
engineering communities/forums they are fishing around for free blog
content. Freebies to be had in exchange for providing content for their site
etc.

RS "DesignSpark" and Farnell's "Element-14" are going to beat each other to
a pulp to be the online engineering community of choice. Both now other free
PCB designs tools.

Some dickhead marketing/director person will get a big promotion for
suggesting the branding change no doubt.

Dave.
 
After decades of getting their "brand" recognised they change it!
Dickheads - hey maybe they hired the ex Microchip PicKit3 manager/eng.

Element14 sounds more like a game my kids would play, I've visited the
element14 site a couple of times and left unimpressed. I needed to place a
Farnell order, I'm going with RS instead.

I've bought stuff recently from Newark, who a couple of months ago
reported being taken over by Farnell. However their website and
ordering remain unchanged, and at the time I found that Farnell's
prices on the items I wanted were around around double Newark's.

Newark will also ship USPS if you specifically request it which makes
things cheaper.

http://www.newark.com/
 
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Jasen Betts

Jan 1, 1970
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I've bought stuff recently from Newark, who a couple of months ago
reported being taken over by Farnell. However their website and
ordering remain unchanged, and at the time I found that Farnell's
prices on the items I wanted were around around double Newark's.

Farnell has owned Newark for several years.

I checked when I noticed the similarities in branding.
 
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