but the point was about "standing" or something acronymicly. the X in LX MX etc is a good example of my point, whilst it may mean "top of the series" or suchlike, I haven't seen a claim that it stands for something. I guess it's the same with the S too.
Regards, /\/\ick... -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Lon Williamson Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 8:21 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: "S" in MZ-S Mick Maguire wrote: > Seriously I think that the epithets given to most products these days are > purely designed by marketing to tap into consumer perceptions: like adding > GTI or GTE or X to a car name, it's not so much what it stands for (eg. GTI > was supposed to mean Grand Tourer Injection), as I doubt most people are > bothered, it's more how it feels. An S somehow feels more prestigious than a > number in the minds of the consumer... therefore to come back to my original > speculation, I would say "Superfluous".... In the Pentax line, a final "X" has meant something. KX, MX, LX. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
