Re: 7 mega pixels

[Peter J. Alling]

You can also shoot yourself in the foot, don't need no Goliath for 
that.  Back in the dark ages of computing,
Osborn maker of the Osborn One, a very popular lugable, (pre-Compaq if I 
remember correctly), announced
a new model that corrected all of the shortcomings of that computer, 
only problem was they had a warehouse full
of Osborn Ones.  The results were Predictable. Potential customers put 
off their purchases for the new computer. Cash flow
dried up.  The new computer was delayed. ( Say, I can probably get 
someone a deal on Osborn Ones).  It's a cautionary tail
that I'm sure is remembered in many Corporate Boardrooms. 

William Robb wrote:
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Waterson"
Subject: Re: 7 mega pixels

 

I am not claiming they should be at the forefront, just to let end
   

users
 

know what they may, or maynot be developing (exuse the pun).
   

It would be nice, but companies nowadays find that they have to play
their cards pretty close or they get one upped before they even hit
the market, especially when the competition is a Goliath, relatively
speaking.
I think you had best look at Pentax as always being a couple of
generations back from the technological edge.
William Robb

 


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