Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm more worried by possible bankruptcy or buying out because of bad strategic choices (Minox), bad marketing choices (current advertisement campain*), bad subcontractor choices (R8 motor), or bad products choices (R 35-70/4, R 28/70, Mini 3, Minilux Zoom, and lack of R 21/2,8, 20-35/2,8, 35-90/2,8, M7 etc...) and I forgot the Asian market ;-) , than by an APS or Digital threat. * How is it possible to promote nice products like the M6 and R8 with those ugly advertisements. When you have an history like that, when you have products like that, it should not be difficult to do it better. (See the book : Leica Ads ) <http://www.imx.nl/photosite/leica/magazine/books.html> IMHO, if Leica play it cleverly, our grand children will use the M 60 and the R 80 (made in Germany). :-) If they don't, we will see a scenario 'a la Contax-Kyocera' after 2 or 3 buying out. :-( Lucien N.B.: Change at the top of Leica Camera Group: <http://www.leica-camera.com/press/presse_e.htm> Solms, Germany, 6/10/1998 – Klaus-Dieter Hofmann, Chairman of the Board of Management of Leica Camera AG, Solms, will resign from the Board of Management at the end of June of this year. Klaus-Dieter Hofmann will nevertheless remain available to the Company as a consultant until the end of June 1999. The Supervisory Board will shortly decide on his succession. During the transition phase, Dr. Hans Friderichs, in his capacity as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Group, will devote intensive efforts to Leica Camera and will ensure a smooth transfer of responsibility to a new Chairman of the Board of Management in co-operation with Klaus-Dieter Hofmann. Weitere Informationen für Ihre Redaktion bei H.G. von Zydowitz Tel. +49 (06442) 208-404 Fax +49 (06442) 208-410 Internet: http://www.leica-camera.com E-Mail:cpr@leica-camera.com