On Fri, 6 Feb 2004, William Robb wrote: > From the sounds of it, a reasonable price is one where > Pentax makes no money on the product,
Why did this rub you the wrong way round? People were mostly complaining about retailers (potentially) pocketing the rebate. Or so I thought. I guess it's all relative, but my understanding is that in all cases early adopters pay a premium (ie early prices are inflated) and people buying the old model may pay less than what the manufacturer hoped (but then the new model is out, so they don't care). Sure, there are other reasons why prices drop, and you may be right that Pentax may find themselves in a nasty position as a result of awkward competition. But not as a result of customers shopping around for the one product, I don't think. It will be a sad day for me when I succumb to retailer profiteering under normal market circumstances. Kostas
