Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
You asked me to respond directly to your statements so I suppose I
will, just this once (again).
In the design of a computer logic board intended to sell in total
number of units far less than a camera body, I've been at the
engineering meetings where three hours debate was spent on whether to
go with one or another design based on the cost/benefits of saving
$0.03 cents on component cost. You've said (repeatedly, ad nauseam)
that this functionality could be achieved with a $5 part.
To put a $5 part into the design without damn good reason from
Marketing, Engineering and Support requires something like an act of
god in the face of ultimate catastrophe. That is the reality of
manufacturing decisions when it comes to mass produced devices today.
You may disagree with that, but in doing so you demonstrate your lack
of understanding of modern business.
No, you agree, really. You're saying "that's what modern business is
like", he's saying "well, I don't like some practices associated with
modern ways of running a business, as they hurt the consumer, and do it
without giving real benefit to the business, and I'm disappointed that
Pentax seems to have become that kind of a modern company."
No real conflict here. So there, all you have to do now is to shake
hands, or better still, go out and have a beer together, and stop this
silly argument.
- Thorvalf Stoltenlund
