Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jan 22, 2005, at 5:25 AM, Don Dory wrote: > Feli, > Nikon reported some very nice earnings for fiscal 2004. Income > primarily came from the stepper business and P&S camera sales. Did the large D70 sales also give their bottom line a boost? > The Japanese expect however that 50% of the digital camera makers to be > bankrupt in the next two years. Something to do with extremely rapid > product cycles, merchants maintaining a very lean inventory so no > supply > chain profits, and price points that drop 10% a month. > > Don > dorysrus@mindspring.com That's what I am getting at. Even a company like Nikon, who got the digital ball rolling in the first place, and is firmly immersed in the market could get wiped out by a tragic miscalculation. The whole nature of the business has changed. Feli ________________________________________________________ feli2@earthlink.net 2 + 2 = 4 www.elanphotos.com