Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/06/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan, I agree with your opinion, I have just to say long life to the film! Cheers Lluis > El 19 juny 2019, a les 6:10, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> va > escriure: > > If you can read German, there is a much longer article here: > > https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/mittelstand/familienunternehmer/matthias-harsch-so-will-der-leica-chef-den-firmenumbau-meistern-/24461078.html?ticket=ST-4506393-74Js3nPvHStgiunMebup-ap6 > > While Leica denies that Huawai?s problems have anything to do with it, it > does not sound entirely believable given the close cooperation and the > decline in Huawei smartphone sales reported yesterday. But the Leica boss > also talks about the ?second digital revolution? where the quality of the > picture is determined more by software than by the quality of the optics, > which of course means that Leica?s core strength becomes less important. > He does claim that they will hire up to 40 software people, which is why > he claims that it is a strategic shift and not just a cost cutting round. > > There is also talk about a possible return to the stock market?and in this > context a cost reduction makes a lot of sense. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> > http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> > > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator > <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> > > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> On 19 Jun 2019, at 05:34, Frank Filippone via LUG <lug at >> leica-users.org> wrote: >> >> >> As a part of a restructuring process, Leica will eliminate 100 out of the >> 800 jobs in the company's headquarters: >> >> >> >> >> And now are even up to 100 eliminated more than 800 jobs at its >> headquarters as the "Wetzlarer Neue Zeitung" learned. "This is not a >> degradation, but a reconstruction program," the 53-year-old says with its >> distinctive horn-rimmed glasses. With the uncertainty in partner Huawei >> has nothing to do , assures Harsch. One must wait and see how the >> developing anyway once. >> >> Rather is the conversion result of profound changes in the market. "We >> are facing the second digital revolution in the camera business" Leica >> must quickly adapt it to secure leadership in innovation and location, >> says Harsch. (Google translation) >> >> >> >> Read more: >> https://leicarumors.com/2019/06/18/leica-to-eliminate-100-jobs-in-germany-leica-phone-mentioned-again.aspx/#ixzz5rGH8XmT4 >> >> >> Frank Filippone Red735i at verizon.net >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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