On Thu, 24 Aug 2006 20:03:03 +0100, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No market share is permanent. Let's just say the sales that represented > that 20% were not money in Pentax's pocket. I feel fairly safe in the > accuracy of that analysis. :-)
Total rubbish, I'm afraid. If that money hadn't gone to Sony it wouldn't neccessarily have gone to Pentax, so you can't claim that they have lost it, which is the proposition implicit in your statement. John > > Tom C. > > "I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or > numbered." > > >> From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >> Subject: Re: Japan DSLR Stats >> Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 15:13:22 -0400 >> >> Sony didn't exactly grab 20% market share, Sony bought it, or at least >> bought the potential, when it bought Konica-Minolta. Sony just built an >> improved-upgraded KM DSLR which with the Sony name gave them a short >> time blip. Will it last" I can't say. >> >> Tom C wrote: >> >> >Among other things it's bad when Sony breaks into the DLSR market and >> >immediately grabs over 20% market share when Pentax has been in the >> market >> >for 3 years and has a much smaller share. >> > >> >It means price wars are going to escalate resulting in lower profits >> for >> >all, but the bottom feeders will likely have the hardest time. >> > >> >When there's little or no profit left, incentive to make product A will >> >wain. When there's little or no incentive for camera maker X to >> compete >> in >> >the market, they will stop producing those products. >> > >> >It doesn't say anything about Pentax directly. >> > >> >I actually hope Pentax does well. What is rosy? Pentax is not Olympus. >> > >> >Tom C. >> > >> >"I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or >> >numbered." >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >> >>To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >> >>Subject: Re: Japan DSLR Stats >> >>Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 17:35:25 +0000 >> >> >> >>I don't know what you're huffing and puffing about. The article >> doesn't >> say >> >>anything about Pentax. It merely recounts Sony's success. I think >> Pentax >> >>can expect much of the same. The K10D looks like it go head-to-head >> with >> >>the Sony and may well prove superior. >> >>Paul >> >> -------------- Original message ---------------------- >> >>From: Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> >> >> >> >>>An article depicting market events that, unfortunately, will likely >> >>>suppress the level of success Pentax might have otherwise realized >> had >> >>>they not sat on the pot for so long. >> >>>Makes me want to "skip" the K10D 'til I get a feel for the rate at >> >>>which they are falling behind the curve. (Just venting a little). >> >>> >> >>>Jack >> >>> >> >>>--- Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>>>Another article about Japan DSLR sales... pretty interesting. >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&sid=aLpc_JK1YEws&refer=japan >> >> >> >> >> >>>> >> >>>>Tom C. >> >>>> >> >>>>"I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed >> or >> >>>> >> >>>>numbered." >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>>-- >> >>>>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> >>>>PDML@pdml.net >> >>>>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>__________________________________________________ >> >>>Do You Yahoo!? >> >>>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >> >>>http://mail.yahoo.com >> >>> >> >>>-- >> >>>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> >>>PDML@pdml.net >> >>>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> >>-- >> >>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> >>PDML@pdml.net >> >>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> -- >> -- >> >> Its easy to understand why the cat has eclipsed the dog as modern >> America's >> favorite pet. People like pets to possess the same qualities they do. >> Cats >> are irresponsible and recognize no authority, yet are completely >> dependent >> on others for their material needs. Cats cannot be made to do anything >> useful. Cats are mean for the fun of it >> >> P. J. O'Rourke >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
