[Leica] Fuji is sticking it out

[bruce at ralgo.nl (bruce)]

Since many Leicas are sold into the Japanese market, I assume that  
there are LUG members from Japan.

Could one, or more, of them perhaps advise us what the Japanese  
market says of Fuji's activities.

Thanks,
B.


On 20-jan-2006, at 17:00, Frank Filippone wrote:

> This is American speak, not Japanese speak.  The difference?  It was
> composed (not translated) in the US by an American... which is NOT  
> where
> Fuji makes decisions....they are made in Japan, by Japanese.
>
> I have worked for a lot of Japanese companies, and this smacks of some
> American hot shot shooting off his mouth so that THE COMPANY's  
> local US
> operations can placate the local US market, while Japan can do  
> whatever they
> want.  A terrific tactic, and something the Japanese Companies are  
> pretty
> good at.  BTW, the US guy usually has committed hari kari by his  
> acts.  He
> will get a "promotion" to some job which he will have forever....    
> after
> all, he did the dirty work: Loyalty is rewarded by Public humiliation
> followed by loyalty from the company.  He is always an American, never
> Japanese.
>
> Be careful what you read......and make decision for yourself based  
> upon your
> own intelligence.  Not PR hype.
>
> My cut: Film will be with us for our generation ( over 50's group) but
> probably not easily available over that same time period.  Buy  
> film, buy a
> freezer, buy chemistry, buy paper, and be protected from the swarms of
> digititis.  However, the yellow box, the green box, and probably a  
> few other
> colors of boxes that we are all familiar with will go away.  We  
> will see new
> boxes from Eastern Europe, and Asia ( Referring to not Japan).  We  
> will see
> new companies do well in a small but not competitive market.  The  
> big guys
> are all planning their exit strategy.  WE must be flexible and  
> learn new
> materials.
>
> Frank Filippone
> red735i@earthlink.net
>
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