[Leica] My dumb international question to Ted - etal

[MargaSouri@aol.com]

  Even though the Leica Camera Division has been (divorced? - separateted?)
  from its "mother" compay, it is still owned by a Swiss conglomerate that has
  cameras manufactured in Germany made partially from parts that are made in
  various countries.  My good friend & X-Lugger Gerard Captign who was born
  in Holland but is now a Swiss banker, has already told us how the
nationality
  of a product is determined by which country has incurred the highest cost of
  its manufacture - ergo: Germany.  My IBM computer was made in Thailand !!
  and IBM stands for "International Business Machines" - so what is the real
  nationality of the Leica - Swiss or German?  QC has deteriorated universally
  due to our "plastic" throw away technology - who today buys a camera that
  he wants to hand down to his grandchildren - you Ted????????

  Marga (Souris)
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In a message dated 8/31/98 7:47 AM PacificTime, tedgrant98@hotmail.com writes:
> 
>  I guess a dumb question would be:  What does this say about the quality 
>  of things organized and run by the Swiss?
>  
>  It does seem over the past two years we have seen a number of complaints 
>  on the quality control, not that it's a major factor, it has nonetheless 
>  been a thorny subject at times. So does the "Swiss driven management" 
>  equate to the "WHAT APPEARS TO BE NOT THE QUALITY CONTROL OF  
>  THE OLD DAYS" ?
>  
  Even though the Leica Camera Division has been (divorced ? separateted ?)