Pentax USA may be just a reseller but it is a wholly owned subuiderary
of Pentax Japan. I don't know anything about the Japanese tax system
but it could be of some advantage to move profits overseas.
Aaron Reynolds wrote:
>Is this fact or speculation? Pentax Canada experienced both their highest
>profits and largest volume of sales in the company's history, fueled by their
>profits on Optio sales. It's possible that Japan could sell to North America
>at a loss, but it would be a really bad idea, especially since Pentax in
>Canada and the USA are merely resellers and not actual arms of Pentax in Japan.
>
>-Aaron
>
>-----Original Message-----
>
>From: "Bob Sullivan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>Aaron,
>I'm saying that Pentax had profit problems with the P&S line after
>everybody got into the Optio S size cameras and decided to make a
>strategic withdrawal. Having good sales, but loosing a little bit on
>each camera is not a good idea. They turned the market over to
>somebody with more consumer electronics muscle.
>
>
>
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