Mark Roberts wrote:
Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
To put a $5 part into the design without damn good reason from
Marketing, Engineering and Support requires something like an act of
god in the face of ultimate catastrophe. That is the reality of
manufacturing decisions when it comes to mass produced devices today.
As I have already made clear, $5.00 is at least an order of magnitude
*greater* than the amounts on which such decisions routinely hinge.
In companies where the bean counters call the shots - which, sadly,
seems to be the majority these days. Pentax has shown that it was not
one of those companies. Hopefully, it can claw itself back from the brink.
mike
