Paul Stenquist wrote: > OMG! They changed the name of the parent company. They didn't slaughter > innocents.
Hi Paul, My crystal ball is broken.:) However, I have to feel the question is WHY? You've worked in very large corporations. CEO's, Boards, strategists generally just don't sit around and make these decisions willy-nilly (well OK, sometimes yes). When Ricoh acquired PENTAX and the name changed to include PENTAX, it was generally viewed as a good thing. It could be interpreted, that if nothing else, Ricoh viewed PENTAX as a partner of sorts, and everyone thought 'Hurrah for PENTAX! So when the name changes to remove PENTAX, it raises, at the least, questions as to why. If one thinks conversely to the above it means 1) maybe the opposite, 2) maybe Ricoh feels the PENTAX part of the name does not enhance the Ricoh image, 3) maybe the folks at Ricoh are arrogant bastards and want their old name back, 4) maybe nothing at all, or 5) something completely different (a Monthy Python camera perhaps)... couldn't resist. Since cause and effect is a universal rule, option 4 is unlikely. Only time will tell. Tom C. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
