Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/20

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Subject: [Leica] A tad noncommittal X1 review
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:13:29 +0100
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Seth,

Not to forget a colossal marketing campaign - the whole company has been 
stood on its head and is being dragged screaming out of its years of 
lethargy.

Douglas

Seth Rosner wrote:
> Mark William Rabiner wrote:
>
> 'The new Leica company is not missing much'.
>
> You said a mout'ful, Mark. Pretty amazing, no, utterly amazing when 
> one considers that only 3-4 years ago the Company was virtually in 
> receivership. Brilliant strategies, excellent execution and solid 
> financing. Add to the M9 and X1 the M8, M8.2, the line of Summarit 
> lenses and most shockingly the whole S2 line and it is quite beyond 
> belief because this is still a very small Company.
>
> Leica Camera A.G. shares have gone from Euro2.60 to Euro7.00 in a few 
> months.
>
> One man did it, Andreas Kaufmann. 'Hats-off' and 'chapeaux'!
>
> Seth
>
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