Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/10

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Subject: [Leica] Olympus is in trouble too.
From: phong at doan-ltd.com (Phong)
Date: Fri Jun 10 05:05:16 2005
 
B. D. Colen wrote:
> I'm not going to bet the ranch on it, but I am pretty sure that the
> Microscope company is Leitz - and cameras are no longer. Marc?

>From www.leica.com
"Three independent companies share the Leica brand"
  Leica Camerea AG
  Leica Geosystems AG
  Leica Microsystems AG

While "Leica" did come from "Leitz Camera", I suppose
the Leica brand is valuable enough that the spun-off
companies decided to share the name when they split off.

- Phong
Replies: Reply from jshul at comcast.net (Jim Shulman) ([Leica] Thanks to the LUG)
 In reply to: Message from bdcolen at comcast.net (B. D. Colen) ([Leica] Olympus is in trouble too.)