Yes, either you follow the establishment, learn from their mistakes to see what works and what dosn't. To have to go it alone with a truly unique design not only requires guts but a lot money to back you up if you fail. Many companies have crashed by putting a large chuck of money into developing a product that was to change the world only to fail. The recent post of size comparisons of the various DSLR's seems to indicate that the *istD is in terms of size makes it stand out from the pack. Even if this camera is not a resounding success at least they are finally playing the game, conservative or not, they are in the game.
Feroze ----- Original Message ----- From: "P�l Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 9:55 PM Subject: Re: *ist D price issues (WAS: Re: *Ist focusing issues) > Feroze wrote: > > > If you were looking for something as revolutionary as that new phone that > > looks > > like a klingon car alarm remote than I think Pentax would have lost more > > potential new buyers that way. Imitating a proven design is not a bad > > business decision especially when you in the business of selling tools and > > not in the business of tantalizing people with sex toys > > > You mean thats the only alternatives? > Good looking products are always well received whatever. Derivative ones, particularly stylistically chaotic cut and paste designs, rarely succeed to the same extent. > > P�l > >
