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Deltaco

Deltaco is a Swedish computer hardware company founded in Ludvika in 1991, incorporated under the name Swedeltaco AB as well as Dist IT. Originally it mainly imported Taiwanese cables for resale, but came to both produce and sell its own products across a variety of product lines. In 2011, its own products stood for 40% of its revenue. In 2007 it launched across the Nordic countries as DELTACO, and in 2017 it released its own line of gaming peripherals, Deltaco Gaming. Deltaco has previously advocated against expensive cables, stating that: "when it comes to digital signals, either the signal arrives, or it doesn't", and that there is no need to pay more for cables for audiophiles or video-enthusiasts.

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Deltaco is a Swedish computer hardware company founded in Ludvika in 1991, incorporated under the name Swedeltaco AB as well as Dist IT. Originally it mainly imported Taiwanese cables for resale, but came to both produce and sell its own products across a variety of product lines. In 2011, its own products stood for 40% of its revenue. In 2007 it launched across the Nordic countries as DELTACO, and in 2017 it released its own line of gaming peripherals, Deltaco Gaming. Deltaco has previously advocated against expensive cables, stating that: "when it comes to digital signals, either the signal arrives, or it doesn't", and that there is no need to pay more for cables for audiophiles or video-enthusiasts.

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  1. date of foundation: 1991 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1991". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1343974430

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