Linksys wants to make network switches “cool” and more expensive

Found on Ars Technica on Tuesday, 14 October 2014
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"It Looks so Cool!" Linksys's public relations squad informed us in an e-mail, which also said the switch saves space by stacking beneath the $250 WRT1900AC router.

“This 8-Port Switch was designed and developed for our loyal WRT router fans," Linksys VP Mike Chen said in the company's announcement.

Seriously, who looks at a switch all day long, or places it in a spot where design is a requirement? Switches vanish under desks or behind boxes and catch dust while doing the job unnoticed.