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Subject: [Leica] Leica: 100 Jobs lost
From: lluisripollphotography at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll)
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 12:22:22 +0200
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Nathan,

I agree with your opinion, I have just to say long life to the film!

Cheers
Lluis


> El 19 juny 2019, a les 6:10, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> va 
> escriure:
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> If you can read German, there is a much longer article here:
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> https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/mittelstand/familienunternehmer/matthias-harsch-so-will-der-leica-chef-den-firmenumbau-meistern-/24461078.html?ticket=ST-4506393-74Js3nPvHStgiunMebup-ap6
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> While Leica denies that Huawai?s problems have anything to do with it, it 
> does not sound entirely believable given the close cooperation and the 
> decline in Huawei smartphone sales reported yesterday. But the Leica boss 
> also talks about the ?second digital revolution? where the quality of the 
> picture is determined more by software than by the quality of the optics, 
> which of course means that Leica?s core strength becomes less important. 
> He does claim that they will hire up to 40 software people, which is why 
> he claims that it is a strategic shift and not just a cost cutting round.
> 
> There is also talk about a possible return to the stock market?and in this 
> context a cost reduction makes a lot of sense.
> 
> Cheers,
> Nathan
> 
> Nathan Wajsman
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>> On 19 Jun 2019, at 05:34, Frank Filippone via LUG <lug at 
>> leica-users.org> wrote:
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>> As a part of a restructuring process, Leica will eliminate 100 out of the 
>> 800 jobs in the company's headquarters:
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>> And now are even up to 100 eliminated more than 800 jobs at its 
>> headquarters as the "Wetzlarer Neue Zeitung" learned. "This is not a 
>> degradation, but a reconstruction program," the 53-year-old says with its 
>> distinctive horn-rimmed glasses. With the uncertainty in partner Huawei 
>> has nothing to do , assures Harsch. One must wait and see how the 
>> developing anyway once.
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>> Rather is the conversion result of profound changes in the market. "We 
>> are facing the second digital revolution in the camera business" Leica 
>> must quickly adapt it to secure leadership in innovation and location, 
>> says Harsch. (Google translation)
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>> Read more: 
>> https://leicarumors.com/2019/06/18/leica-to-eliminate-100-jobs-in-germany-leica-phone-mentioned-again.aspx/#ixzz5rGH8XmT4
>> 
>> 
>> Frank Filippone Red735i at verizon.net
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