Originally Posted by
merlinextraligh
What it's supposed to mean is that Shimano focuses heavily on selling to manufacturers. They price aggressively, and use their muscle to get manufacturers to spec Shimano as OEM.
SRAM tends to be less successful getting spec'd as OEM, so may focus more on selling to individuals building up frames.
You can debate how true that is, but it's not a dumb point.
Nah nah nah, he was writing it like SRAM is superior to Shimano because it's harder to find, or a "niche" brand. It's the typical lame hipster argument that means nothing. Yes, Shimano is the mass produced crap for the plebs, whereas SRAM is for the discerning, well informed buyer, huehuehue!