Boris Liberman wrote on 19.07.05 9:54: > Judging from what happened in the PDA market and how Sony behaved when > it went in... I am not too impressed. Though it probably means some > interesting development in the short term... Yup, that was very interesting. They had the fastest growing PDA sales among any producer and they finally dropped production of Palm OS based Clie handhelds :-/ Growing DSLR sales pushed Sony to create such a alliance if they want to stay one of the major players in digital photography. I think they didn't choose either Canon or Nikon because these were too competitive brands on digital market and they didn't come to any agreement. So Sony choosed not so popular, but third largest lens mount and with some promising technologies for future (AS, SSM).
> Still, I think it does not prevent Sony to merge with Pentax if so > they desire... If... So far it is official annoucement, so it is not likely that they'll suddenly change their mind. > Your signature seems to apply very well here ;-). I'd like it to be so :-) -- Balance is the ultimate good... Best Regards Sylwek
