Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This long thread was started by some knucklehead with a completely unfounded fabrication accusing japanese optical firms of copying german designs. Even if it were true -- and I have no reasons to believe that it is -- so what? Didn’t Microsoft copy the ‘look-and-feel’ of Lotus 1-2-3 for its Excel program? And didn’t Lotus copy Visicalc prior to that? In the optical equipment industry, the Japanese have beat the Germans, period. Canon and Nikon are currently the only major suppliers of semiconductor photolithography equipment with unmatched resolution capabilities. Did they get there by just copying some german lens designs? Get real! As to the dufus that used the abusive ethnic epithets, he should be recognized for the chump that he is. Berg _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com