Comments on: Adidas and Puma to End 60-year Feud http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/18/adidas-and-puma-to-end-60-year-feud/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:03:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ByrdBrain http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/18/adidas-and-puma-to-end-60-year-feud/comment-page-1/#comment-1860512 ByrdBrain Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:43:58 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26289#comment-1860512 "I just know I’m screwed if Sambas ever end up being discontinued. Now if the hipsters would just stop buying the Sambas…" Right... because that'll help them stay in production. “I just know I’m screwed if Sambas ever end up being discontinued. Now if the hipsters would just stop buying the Sambas…”

Right… because that’ll help them stay in production.

]]> By: JamesM http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/18/adidas-and-puma-to-end-60-year-feud/comment-page-1/#comment-1859772 JamesM Sun, 20 Sep 2009 01:02:44 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26289#comment-1859772 I'm an Adidas guy. Sambas are the only model of shoes that I have been able to consistently wear, even when tossing out old pairs and breaking in a new one. I have very high arches and don't need arch support insoles for Sambas. They're simple, still in production and still very popular (football), but also fit my feet better than many other brands and styles... and even if I find something else that fits me well, the models tend to get phased out too quickly for me to be able to get them again when I've finally worn them out. I just know I'm screwed if Sambas ever end up being discontinued. Never really cared much for Pumas, or anything else really. Now if the hipsters would just stop buying the Sambas... I’m an Adidas guy. Sambas are the only model of shoes that I have been able to consistently wear, even when tossing out old pairs and breaking in a new one. I have very high arches and don’t need arch support insoles for Sambas. They’re simple, still in production and still very popular (football), but also fit my feet better than many other brands and styles… and even if I find something else that fits me well, the models tend to get phased out too quickly for me to be able to get them again when I’ve finally worn them out. I just know I’m screwed if Sambas ever end up being discontinued. Never really cared much for Pumas, or anything else really. Now if the hipsters would just stop buying the Sambas…

]]> By: D-man http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/18/adidas-and-puma-to-end-60-year-feud/comment-page-1/#comment-1859407 D-man Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:32:06 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26289#comment-1859407 If you are interested in the whole Adidas/Puma rivalry, and how that rivalry helped develop the current sports/advertising/sponsorship model that exists in the world today, you should take a read through the book "Sneaker Wars". It covers everything fairly well. If you are interested in the whole Adidas/Puma rivalry, and how that rivalry helped develop the current sports/advertising/sponsorship model that exists in the world today, you should take a read through the book “Sneaker Wars”. It covers everything fairly well.

]]> By: FishBottleT http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/18/adidas-and-puma-to-end-60-year-feud/comment-page-1/#comment-1859372 FishBottleT Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:13:54 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26289#comment-1859372 I like puma soccer cleats but addidas for regular shoes, I like puma soccer cleats but addidas for regular shoes,

]]> By: Jaim http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/18/adidas-and-puma-to-end-60-year-feud/comment-page-1/#comment-1859326 Jaim Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:46:26 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26289#comment-1859326 The two brothers split for many reasons, a main one being that Rudolf(who was the business man in the partnership) wanted to go into more fashion/leisure products while Adi(who was more of a product creator/innovator) was set on remaining focused on performance and catering to athletes. When they split though, not only did it split the whole town but also the family, their brother siding with Rudolf and their sister with Adi (During WW2 their sisters 2 sons were drafted into the war and could have been spared[both died]going to war if they worked for the Dassler brothers company. However Rudolf would not allow it because there was already "too much family conflict in the work place." Their sister never forgave Rudolf.) Also they split in 1948 and Puma stared in 1948, but adidas wasn't registered as a company until 1949. oh..can you tell where I work? The two brothers split for many reasons, a main one being that Rudolf(who was the business man in the partnership) wanted to go into more fashion/leisure products while Adi(who was more of a product creator/innovator) was set on remaining focused on performance and catering to athletes.

When they split though, not only did it split the whole town but also the family, their brother siding with Rudolf and their sister with Adi (During WW2 their sisters 2 sons were drafted into the war and could have been spared[both died]going to war if they worked for the Dassler brothers company. However Rudolf would not allow it because there was already “too much family conflict in the work place.” Their sister never forgave Rudolf.)

Also they split in 1948 and Puma stared in 1948, but adidas wasn’t registered as a company until 1949.

oh..can you tell where I work?

]]> By: MadMolecule http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/18/adidas-and-puma-to-end-60-year-feud/comment-page-1/#comment-1859287 MadMolecule Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:05:51 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26289#comment-1859287 I think we can all sleep a little easier at night, secure in the knowledge that Herzogenaurach is reunited. I think we can all sleep a little easier at night, secure in the knowledge that Herzogenaurach is reunited.

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