Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted Grant wrote: > If, as we've heard the new CEO being a very sharp marketing person, > turning a major furniture company into a huge profit operation, we may just > see R8's sold off just to get them into the market. But I wont hold my > breathe, as they, Leica, have such a lousy marketing agency they'd increase > the price instead, for whatever logic that might be. > > I'm no marketing guru, but Leica needs some very real imaginative marketing > in their corner right now or as some have suggested, they are going down > the tube if other manufacturers get on the range finder band wagon big time. Ted, I think that a second R8 for 1250$ for those already owning a R8, a new motor for (almost) free for any new R8 buyer or a new motor for 300$ for those who can prove that they already own an R8 will a good start. ;-) Lucien