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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica USA no longer selling repair parts
From: Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca>
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2003 07:32:30 -0700
References: <200307250539.WAA27868@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> <3F2128A7.9050207@bellatlantic.net>

Bill Barton said wisely:
Subject: [Leica] Leica USA no longer selling repair parts


> I think we all need to calm down on this, letting Leica know we disagree
> with their decision is fine.  My take on this is it's based on $$ this
> will not make us feel any better but this is my thought.
>
> Europe is in a bigger recession then the US is right now and Germany is
> really feeling it badly. If you had a company that was not turning a
> profit and you had already cut overhead i.e. employees to the min what
> is the next thing to cut?? Inventory!!<<<<,
SNIP.

Hi Bill,
Thanks for a calm analytical look at this situation, as folks appear to be
jumping into a pot of water without knowing whether it's boiling or ice
cold!

This situation has two major sides to it and no one here knows both sides,
unless they're keeping their mouth shut about one of them. Besides, all the
"letter writing etc" being talked about here is already in Solms and New
Jersey anyway, as I don't have any doubts it's read and fed to Leica daily!

And if it isn't I'd be very surprised .

And once again I'd like to point out as I've done in the past, the "Real
World of the Leica corporation" does not revolve around the LUG & LEG or
affiliate sites of the internet.

Yep I don't have any doubt they, LEICA, have someone within the corporation
monitoring every Leica site picking out the gems, yes we do on occasion have
gem ideas. ;-) Of course keeping in mind how brilliant we must appear on
days and days of seemingly "other off topic subjects" where they look at
anything said on LUG or LEG with a barrel of salt as meaningless drivel by a
collection of strange and weird people of the internet world!;-)

Do I think this anxiousness by members and threats of "I'm never buying
another Leica" sent to Herr Cohn is going to give him sleepless nights?
Highly unlikely! But it will give him something to think about for a minor
nano second and be dismissed as "those weird people on the internet."

I'm now open for your un-merciful attack folks! But do be serious though and
put yourselves in the business perspective as Bill Barton has explained
before you launch an uncontrolled frontal assault!

>>> I don't like this either, but Leica is trying to stay alive....<<<<

ted.



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