Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]well I own a Leica and am not rich, so that means Leica is not a "world-class name"! ;-) or are the riche going to confiscate my Leica? "B. D. Colen" wrote: > World-class name is quite obviously a name that only a rich person can > afford - or the name of an obsolete product. Aren't we all, after all, > weeping over the demise of Underwood?! > > On 6/8/05 8:30 PM, "Dennis Painter" <dennis@hale-pohaku.com> wrote: > > > LOL? that's it BD? that's the best you can do with this one? I expected > > more > > ;-) > > > > What is a "...world-class name..." anyway? > > > > How is a "world-class name" determined? Is there some entity that > > anoints a > > product > > with the appellation "world-class"? > > > > > > > > "B. D. Colen" wrote: > > > >> LOL! > >> > >> On 6/8/05 4:39 PM, "Thinkofcole@aol.com" <Thinkofcole@aol.com> wrote: > >> > >>> If the Rolex, Patek-Philippe, Rolls-Royce, Harley-Davidson, Smith & > >>> Wesson > >>> and who knows how many other world-class names were to disappear at > >>> midnight, > >>> along with the Stromberg-Carlsons, Duesenbergs, Parker 51s, Bolexes, > >>> Singers, > >>> Underwoods and who knows how many other household names, every one > >>> would > >>> still a big deal to knowledgeable consumers around the world and so > >>> it will > >>> be > >>> the Leica M. Period. End of discussion. --bob cole > >>> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information