Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Good try, Rolf!;-) But the R sales have been dropping for quite a while, according to those Leica financial statements ...I believe the drop last year - Pre-911 - was 18%...The line just isn't competitive in the modern market. The M at least has the heritage and the lack of real competition going for it. The reflex line has always been a Leica after thought.... B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Rolfe Tessem Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 10:38 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] R9 scoop - --On Wednesday, August 21, 2002 09:57:52 AM -0400 "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> wrote: > Yes, Rolf - A replacement would make sense if R sales weren't dropping > like the Dow.;-) But that's the point, isn't it? The sagging economy has hurt sales of just about everything. Why single out Leica R sales as somehow unique in this regard? :-). Rolfe - -- Rolfe Tessem Lucky Duck Productions, Inc. rolfe@ldp.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html