> On 21/12/06, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On 21/12/06, K.Takeshita, discombobulated, unleashed: >> >> >October 1, 2007. >> >Hoya issued a press release and while it says an equal partnering, >> actual >> >merge format is consulted by UBS Security and Morgan Stanley, taking >> a form >> >of Pentax consolidated into Hoya. >> >It also appears that medical-optics business of both companies was >> part of >> >the synergy they are aiming for. I also noted that both companies >> share two >> >trust banks as majority shareholders. >> >> Where does that leave Samsung? > > As no more than a collaborator I suspect, I couldn't see it working > nor the advantage to Pentax from the moment it was announced. The Hoya > deal seems promising on the surface and is likely a far better > direction for Pentax to be heading. > > -- > Rob Studdert
I think the Samsung collaboration was to insulate Pentax from possible complications from Sony's acquisition of Konica-Minolta's DSLR line. Not a good thing to be dependent on a competitor as the sole source for your imaging chips. My understanding was that Samsung was supposed to be working on Pentax's next generation imaging chips and Pentax was to contribute camera experience & optical know-how. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
