Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]thomas schofield wrote: > > Isn't Schneider's name also on Samsung and Rollei P&S cameras? Maybe Leica > wants to avoid name association with them, or perhaps Samsung/Rollei have > rights to the name and don't want to be associated with Leica! > > Tom Schofield > Well if the marketing research indicates that the Schneider name has been sold to the highest bidder too many times my advice to them would be to hire a new marketing research firm. The name "Zeiss" also appears on a slew of plastic point and shoots and now so does Leica's name appear now on a Panasonic plastic digital grabber. In all cases no one thinks the names over been devaluated and they are glad these companies have been able to stay in business. Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.markrabiner.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html