On 30/07/2013 10:40 AM, Darren Addy wrote:
Another point of failure? Sure, sort of like electric windows, air
conditioning and other options on cars. On balance, it should be up to
the consumer whether he wishes to have them or not. Sales figures
would determine whether it was worthwhile for a company to offer the
option or now. It would certainly be one way of separating your
flagship product from the more basic lines (something that Pentax
seems to have a problem with, ATTM. The K-500 is hardly different from
the K-50, for instance).
On a car, adding power windows, etc is putting options onto the vehicle
with no major redesigns. Putting an articulating screen onto a camera is
a major redesign of the back of the camera, essentially the manufacturer
would be making another camera model which would either pirate sales
from the sister model or fall hard in the marketplace. Either way, it
will cost the company ROI. Power windows as an option on a vehicle does
not have the same effect.
bill
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