Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The following comment has NOTHING to do with the M8, or why anyone would buy it - nor is it commenting on the motivations of anyone on this list: To say that people do not buy expensive things simply to demonstrate that they are able to do so is to say that black is not a dark color, and white is not bright. All one has to do is look at the ads for, the marketing of, so called luxury brands to understand this. Would someone please point me to the Rollex ad that claims Rollex watches tell time better than any other watches? In fact, would someone point me to a Rollex ad in any major publication that indicates that Rollex watches are used to tell time? It is certainly true that there are people who buy high-end goods for the sheer joy of owning something that is equisitely well made. But most of such products are sold as status symbols to people who feel the need to show off their bank statements. On 1/11/07 9:53 PM, "Ken Iisaka" <ken@iisaka.org> wrote: > Arrived where? This is a concept that is totally foreign to me. > > Why spend money on things I don't need or even want and can't really > afford in an attempt to impress those who don't care anyway? I buy > things that please me, and those who are close to me. > > :) > > > Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: >> Mehrdad, >> People buy a Rolex/Porsche etc to announce to the world that they have >> arrived. Otherwise they use Timex/Toyota (or whatever). I notice that >> Leica >> has stepped up advertising for the M8 considerably in magazines like >> GQ/Esquire/Mens Vogue, rather than photography magazines, with slick arty >> ads. Which market do you think they are after? >> Cheers >> Jayanand > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information