I think Tom was referring to a different president, but I can't be absolutely sure.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > So not only did Al Gore invent the internet, Bill Clinton made DSLRs > profitable. Gotta hand it to those Dems. They've got the high tech stuff > covered. > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> And it was under the *former* president's watch that DSLR's became more >> profitable. So go figure. >> >> Tom C. >> >> >> >>> From: Takehiko Ueda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D >>> Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 22:09:02 +0900 >>> >>> Hi friends, >>> >>> Maybe this is not news, but to make sure. >>> >>> Pentax is to open its middle term plan tomorrow, with their business >>> performance of FY2006. Their biggest shareholder, an investment fund, >>> is proposing to nominate the ex-president of the company as a board >>> member, which means the fund urges Pentax to show their new strategy to >>> make the company more profitable if they are not to accept the tender >>> bid from HOYA. >>> >>> The present president, who is believed to be reluctant to merging and >>> acceptance of HOYA's offer, claims that digital SLR area is getting >>> better and more profitable. This is thought be a response to HOYA's >>> president remark that they might sell "unprofitable businesses" even >>> after the merging. >>> >>> Anyway, let us see the middle term plan, which is believed to include >>> the sale of HQ in Tokyo and withdrawal from the "unprofitable area". >>> >>> May God help our brand! >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> >>> -- >>> Takehiko Ueda >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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 >> > > > -- Entropy Seminar: The results of a five yeer studee ntu the sekend lw uf thurmodynamiks aand itz inevibl fxt hon shewb rt nslpn raq liot. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

