> -----Original Message----- > From: Bruce Rubenstein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Another factor is that some of the R&D cost winds up > getting spread across more than one camera when the technology is reused on > following models. You just conceded our point to a degree. Now add that not just successive models cover the losses on the originals, but that in general high profit models cover the costs of loss making ones and you are there. Haven't you ever heard of 'buying business' or 'loss leaders'? - 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 .