Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/19

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Subject: [Leica] Leica finances
From: mak at teleport.com (Mark Kronquist)
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:14:57 -0700
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How much R&D does Leica actually foot? I assume (I am a principal in a 
manufacturing concern) the sensor and elecrtonics vendors help a great 
deal....yes there are prototypes and such but...
On Aug 19, 2011, at 5:13 PM, John McMaster wrote:

> And how many to sell to overcome R&D costs?
> 
> john
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> Way back in 1988 or 1989 there was a GUTSY MACWORLD OR MACUSER ARTICLE ON
> WHAT IT REALLY COST TO MAKE A MACINTOSH SE which as I recall was the better
> part of $2k at the time...the article said about $250...
> 
> The gnomes in Solms are making a tidy profit at current prices....
> 
> 
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