At 04:23 AM 2/4/02 +0000, Sam wrote:
>No Barry, your missing the point, all your saying is we
>don't know what goes on behind closed doors, so we must
>be "dumb", "naive" or "stupid". Olympus makes most of
>their money off of point and shoot cameras, along with
>their medical equipment, they manufacture.
>
Missed again Sam. I simply said you can't have any idea of the economics of
production of a particular item til you've tried to produce it..... Period.
>
>My analogy on the cars. I remember studying in school,
>the major mistake that Ford and Chevrolet made, when
>they tried to take advantage of the American consumer,
>by selling them an inferior product. The Vega and the
>Pinto. Also unlike camera companies, there are auto
>parts companies out there that produce "high" quality
>parts, for "new" and "used" cars.
>
Isn't it great to be the Monday morning quarterback studying things "after
the fact" and without the benefit of knowing what the decision makers
actually faced. There are many millions of new cars sold each year that
often have crossover parts that a parts specialist can produce and make
money at ---- how many new manual focus SLRs were procuced world wide last
year????
>On your quote: Are you prepared to pay to work? I think
>just about everyone on this board "pays" to work. We pay
>taxes and pay high interest in things we purchase. I
>forget the figure, but the average worker spends 1/3rd
>of his live, if not more, at work.
>
Nice try Sam -- to make it real simple are you prepared to go to work,
receive nothing and in turn pay your employer $10 an hour for the
"privelege" of working? That is what you want Olympus to do - subsidize
your passion for the OM system.
>Olympus has the means and available cash to keep the OM
>system going. I guess if not for Canon copiers, "Canon"
>would have kept their EOS series and not abandoned it?
>
I guess you are one of the firm believers that if you are losing $10 on
each item you sell that volume will make it profitable!!!!!!!!!
>
Barry H
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