A subsidiary is a company that is wholly owned or majority controlled by another company, the parent.. Companies form or purchase subsidiaries for various reasons, including expanding business operations and spreading the risk of liability by engaging in new lines of business.uch activities may cause liability issues for the parent, and a stakeholder (creditor or other party affected by the companies' business activities) can sue the parent for using the subsidiary to advance its own interests.
The essential differences between these devices would be the size, design, price and functionality of each device. For example you would not use a laptop or a computer to make calls, nor would you want to use a tablet to store a mountain of files.
Laptop computers, notebooks and netbooks use the same basic form factor -- the main differentiator is size. That form factor is a computer with two main parts: a screen and a Â­keyboard attached by hinges. In general, netbook computers are smaller and lighter than notebook computers, which in turn are smaller and lighter than laptops. But there are no specific size or weight classes for computers. So, for example, if the computer has an 11-inch (27.9 centimeter) screen, is it a netbook or a notebook? That's where people disagree. Â­Let's start with laptops and notebooks.