No market share is permanent. Let's just say the sales that represented that 20% were not money in Pentax's pocket. I feel fairly safe in the accuracy of that analysis. :-)
Tom C. "I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered." >From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: Japan DSLR Stats >Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 15:13:22 -0400 > >Sony didn't exactly grab 20% market share, Sony bought it, or at least >bought the potential, when it bought Konica-Minolta. Sony just built an >improved-upgraded KM DSLR which with the Sony name gave them a short >time blip. Will it last" I can't say. > >Tom C wrote: > > >Among other things it's bad when Sony breaks into the DLSR market and > >immediately grabs over 20% market share when Pentax has been in the >market > >for 3 years and has a much smaller share. > > > >It means price wars are going to escalate resulting in lower profits for > >all, but the bottom feeders will likely have the hardest time. > > > >When there's little or no profit left, incentive to make product A will > >wain. When there's little or no incentive for camera maker X to compete >in > >the market, they will stop producing those products. > > > >It doesn't say anything about Pentax directly. > > > >I actually hope Pentax does well. What is rosy? Pentax is not Olympus. > > > >Tom C. > > > >"I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or > >numbered." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > >>To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > >>Subject: Re: Japan DSLR Stats > >>Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 17:35:25 +0000 > >> > >>I don't know what you're huffing and puffing about. The article doesn't >say > >>anything about Pentax. It merely recounts Sony's success. I think Pentax > >>can expect much of the same. The K10D looks like it go head-to-head with > >>the Sony and may well prove superior. > >>Paul > >> -------------- Original message ---------------------- > >>From: Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > >> > >>>An article depicting market events that, unfortunately, will likely > >>>suppress the level of success Pentax might have otherwise realized had > >>>they not sat on the pot for so long. > >>>Makes me want to "skip" the K10D 'til I get a feel for the rate at > >>>which they are falling behind the curve. (Just venting a little). > >>> > >>>Jack > >>> > >>>--- Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>Another article about Japan DSLR sales... pretty interesting. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&sid=aLpc_JK1YEws&refer=japan > >> > >> > >>>> > >>>>Tom C. > >>>> > >>>>"I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or > >>>> > >>>>numbered." > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>-- > >>>>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>>>[email protected] > >>>>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>__________________________________________________ > >>>Do You Yahoo!? > >>>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > >>>http://mail.yahoo.com > >>> > >>>-- > >>>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>>[email protected] > >>>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >>> > >>> > >> > >>-- > >>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>[email protected] > >>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > >-- >-- > >Its easy to understand why the cat has eclipsed the dog as modern America's >favorite pet. People like pets to possess the same qualities they do. Cats >are irresponsible and recognize no authority, yet are completely dependent >on others for their material needs. Cats cannot be made to do anything >useful. Cats are mean for the fun of it > >P. J. O'Rourke > > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >[email protected] >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
