Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]logically a larger company should be able to make a similar product more cheaply.If they are unable to do that then they should not even attempt to put it on the market unless the demand is so great that theyd sell at any price. I believe mr. Abrahamson has stated in his review that he has an impossibly large backlog . simon - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Ridings" <daniel.ridings@muspro.uio.no> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 6:25 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Comments on a BD Colen statement & PMA > Steve, I understand what you hare saying (been there, done that myself). > > BUT ... what does the argument have to do with what is best for the > consumer? My conclusion from the facts that you put forth is that Tom A has > a better business plan. He can produce enough products for the market > without all the overhead. Or ... ? > > Daniel > > > At 11:53 06.03.2003 -0400, you wrote: > >B.D. Colen lashes out at Leica, again: > > > > > No hands on experience Sal - I'm basing it on the comparative number of > > > working parts, and the materials that Tom uses - and the utterly > > > ludicrous difference in price. I don't care if each unit is personally > > > autographed by Herr Cohen himself - at twice the price of a Tom A. > > > Rapidwinder that particular Leica offering is joke, and a rather sick > > > one at that. :-) > > > > > > >B.D., you seem to know so little about business. > > > >Leica has to pay for: > > > >Salaries for thousands of employees > >Health care for thousands of employees > >Factories to pay for and maintain > >R&D to pay for > >Advertising/marketing to pay for > >Has to produce hundreds (if not thousands) of units of product everyday > > > >Tom Abranshom has to pay for: > > > >1, maybe 2 salaries > >Health care for 1, maybe 2 > >A small rental unit in a industrial park > >No R&D to pay for > >No advertising/marketing to pay for > >Daily out put is maybe 1 unit per day > > > >Is there something I am missing here? Is there something you are missing > >here? > > > >sl > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > On Behalf Of Sal DiMarco,Jr. > > > > > > BD, you wrote ..."with it's not-as-well-made at twice-the-price > > > version of Tom A's Rapidwinder." > > > My question is what hands on experience do you have with the new > > > Leicavit M or the previous Leicavit MP to make such a statement? > > > > > > For those of you who have never been to a PMA, please understand it > > > is a selling show for DEALERS. PMA stands for Photo Marketing > > > Association. Unlike Photo East in New York which is aimed at > > > photographers. Happy Snaps, Sal > > > > > > > > > Sal DiMarco, Jr. > > > Philadelphia, PA > > > Web Site: http://members.fcc.net/sal.dimarcojr > > > > >-- > >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html