I wonder if a lot of people buy Sony branded products, just because
they're Sony branded products? I know some do -- my son-in-law for
example. I played hell trying to get him to buy an Oly digicam so we
convinced daughter and she gave it to him as a gift. Now he loves it.
:)
ScottGee1
On 8/25/06, AG Schnozz <agschnozz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I think one reason for the Olympus drop has entirely to do with
> anticipation of Photokina. Why buy an old model when the new
> ones are about to be announced. Probably, historically, you'll
> see a major drop in sales in July and August prior to Photokina.
> That said, Sony's primary market is in consumer electroncs being
> sold throw different venues than normal cameras are sold. The
> average Sony buyer might not be quite as savy as other buyers.
>
> As Nikon and Canon both experienced big drops in sales in July,
> this explanation is the only one that makes any sense to me.
>
> That, and maybe there was a lot of latent, built-up demand for
> the Sony which was fulfilled in one month. You cannot look at
> one month's sales figures to determine who is going to survive
> or not. Olympus will be around for many years to come. They'll
> always be a little odd when it comes to product introductions.
> After all, they ran the OM-4xxx for HOW LONG? They never did
> replace it.
>
> AG
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