"J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
UMMM, excuse me this wasn't just a cost reduction, this was
a feature reduction...Cost reduction
in itself is always important to remain competetive
no doubt but this was more than that because key
functions were removed so its basically a bottom
of the line model at the top of their line at the same
time.
secondly, I have 20 years exeperince in an electronics engineering
lab at a manufacturing facility so my opinions are not without any
experiences
in the the field either...
It's both a cost reduction and a feature reduction. If the feature doesn't
justify the cost, the engineering/marketing team will drop the feature to
save the money. J.C., why don't you apply some of your 20 years' experience
and put some estimates into an email? Things like estimated lost sales,
some guesses about NRE costs to get the feature into a camera body, etc.?
That way, we can see if we're making similar underlying assumptions. The
results might be illuminating as well.
--Mark
