On Wed, 08 Mar 2006 14:36:47 -0000, John Whittingham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Is is just coincidence that the three UK-based people on this list
who want Pentax to sell economically unviable products and to
continue to support 30 year-old technology ad infinitum are
connected with British universities?
Incorrect assumption, I work at a College, self governed, run like a
business, it has to be economically viable. It's a "Beacon" college
because
we regularly run in the top five in the counrty.
I prefer backwards compatibility, good value and quality to charging
down the
road of disposable everything. I still beleive I made the right choice in
1979 when I chose a Pentax camera (MX), if I had chosen C***n I would
have
replaced all my equipment at least once by now if I remained with them.
There
is nothing wrong with a technology that continues to work after 30 years.
It's a tribute to Pentax that it does continue to work, but you can't
expect them to go on supporting outmoded technology for ever.
John
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