Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/04

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Nikon and Mitsubishi and ownership
From: "Bruce Feldman" <brucef@ti.cz>
Date: Tue, 4 May 1999 17:53:31 +0200
 
Brilliant answer, Andrew.  Thanks for sharing it.

Bruce

Bruce Feldman
Prague

- ----- Original Message -----
From: Andrew S Jordan <andrewsjordan@worldnet.att.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 1999 1:15 PM
Subject: RE: [Leica] Nikon and Mitsubishi and ownership


>
>
>> Nikon and Asahi (Pentax) are both members of the Mitsubishi Int'l
>> (not owned
>> by it).  This is basically a Japanese association and described
>> as follows:
>>
>
>> Peter K
>
>
>Marc, Peter,Bruce and all you Mitsubishi fans:
>
>
>Some years ago I had extensive dealings with Sumitomo Electric, a vendor of
>GaAs wafers to AT&T Bell Laboratories. In a social setting I asked
>Sumitomo's charming sales rep, "What is the relationship between Sumitomo
>Electric, Sumitomo Chemical and Sumitomo Bank ?" Without missing a beat,
she
>responded, "The same as between General Electric, General Motors, and
>General Dynamics!
>Interestingly, she left out General MacArthur.
>
>
>regards, Andrew Jordan
>