On Tue, Feb 08, 2005 at 12:07:40AM +0100, Jens Bladt wrote.. > Many brand names have been reused as names for products that have nothing to > do with the original brand/manufacturer. Trading companiers, that have no > production anymore or have no real realations with the original brand buy > old names. Exakta, Contax, Voigtländer - are examples - to mention a few. I > believe ther's a market for just "names". When a manufacturer closes down, > they can make a profit by selling or licensing their name/brand. > > A Cosina named Porst is still not a Porst, just a Cosina with "borrowed" > name tag. > > BTW, I may be confusing Alpha (made by Zeiss) with Acra Swiss, a large
Arca Swiss, not Acra Swiss. -- Wilko
