In the past, when Pentax has dropped the prices, there is either an over supply (there are not many on dealer shelves), got their R&D costs back or are bringing out a new model.
Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 7:46 AM Subject: Re: Pentax Update - Shakeup in the Works (again) > Is Pentax doing that? Prices recently came down on the K10D, at least. > That > would seem to indicate they're not selling every item as soon as it hits > the > shelves and sales of the new model has peaked and is tapering off. That > also > indicates the profit margin on new ones rolling of the assembly line just > shrunk. > > Also it matters because selling 100% of what you make at little to no > profit > does not keep a business running and provides little capital to invest in > new R&D for the next new product. > > > Tom C. > > >>From: graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >>To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >>Subject: Re: Pentax Update - Shakeup in the Works (again) >>Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:23:53 -0400 >> >>Also, WTFDDIM if you have 1%, 10%, or 80% of the market as long as you >>are selling all the product you can make, as it seems Pentax is doing? >>The only problem comes when you have lots of stock sitting in warehouses >>and poor sales. Then you are in trouble even if you have 100% of the >>market. >> >>There are companies out their who only have .01% of their market, but >>are making out like bandits. There are companies who have a near >>monopoly and are sinking fast. ROI is the important thing, not market >>share. >> >>-graywolf >> >> >>P. J. Alling wrote: >> > Funny, the market share of DSLRs is supposed to be much higher. I >> > expect mis-information being used used as an attack. Reuters doesn't >> > give a source for that 2.3% figure anywhere do they. Most likely they >> > got that number from a party trying to sway shareholder sentiment. It's >> > always a good bet to depend on reporters laziness. >> > >> > Tom C wrote: >> >> http://tinyurl.com/2la524 >> >> >> >> >From Reuters... >> >> >> >> The move to overthrow Pentax's current management comes after Watanuki >>told >> >> Sparx in a meeting last week that he rejected the earlier merger plan >>though >> >> he hadn't mapped out an alternative to Hoya's proposal, the source >>said. >> >> >> >> Although Watanuki has denied that he was opposed to the merger plan >>with >> >> high-tech glass maker Hoya, local media have reported that the >> >> majority >>of >> >> the Pentax board, including the new president, went against Urano for >>having >> >> been open to the possible sale of the company's camera business. >> >> >> >> Pentax, which had been a pioneer in cameras with removable lenses for >> >> professionals and advanced amateurs, has lost out in the shift to >>digital >> >> devices. Its market share in the global digital camera market stands >> >> at >>just >> >> 2.3 percent. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >>-- >>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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
