Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jeff wrote- > Being appropriate and relevant never >goes out of style! > Lets hope they don't go out of business though! Leica does not have very large resources by the standards of its competitors and cannot afford to flirt with bankruptcy again IMHO. >The great Canon and Nikon Corporations which built today's wonder-SLRs >probably did so by making lots of money selling far less illustrious gear. I >doubt that the top models are very profitable (if at all) in themselves, Quite! Leica tried to copy this approach with its point and shoots (copied from Japanese designs) but has not been making much money from this. >But, why worry about things beyond your control? Take your Leica out and >have some fun with it, 'cause whatever happens, happens! > Good plan - I guess I just thought LUG might be a place where we could thrash out a few ideas and in some small way influence the way Leica goes. I wonder though how representative of the typical Leica owners we are as a group? In any case the majority are silent so we just can't tell... Adrian