[Leica] Japanese paper reports Canon to take over Leica

[ahgraves at prodigy.net (Allen Graves)]

Maybe no one at Leica or Canon  feels the need to bother with 
replying to all the rumors that pop up in newsgroups like this one. 
<grin>

Has ANYONE out there actually seen the rumored Asahi Shimbun report?

Allen


>What I find very curious is that neither Leica nor Canon has denied the 
>report, despite considerable comment by Leica enthusiasts in several 
>places  that
>senior-level Leica and Canon  employees must be aware of.
>
>  If it were untrue, one might think that one or the other company, or 
>possibly Hermes,  would say something , so investors would have accurate 
>information to guide them...
>
>The fact that no one so far has said anything  publicly -- even over a
>holiday when their offices are closed -- seems to  give some 
>credence to the report.
>The troubling thing, though, is that there has  been no further word from
>anyone, including Asahi Shimbun, beyond the  initial report that supposedly
>originated with Asahi Shimbun, a highly respected  Japanese newspaper.
>
>What many American corporations do in similar situations is to say that it 
>never comments in such cases...This, at least, would let everyone know that 
>Leica and/or Canon is aware of the report. --regards, bob  cole
>
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