Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/03

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Subject: Re: [Leica] A rant on Leica marketing
From: Krechtz@aol.com
Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2000 13:00:40 EDT
 
In a message dated 9/3/00 4:13:40 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
Hans-Peter.Lammerich@t-online.de writes:

<< But don't forget that almost the entire German optical industry, at
 least the part catering for the mass market, went down the drain,
 because of patriachic (patriachalic?) management, ignoring modern
 management tools and of course marketing.
  >>

Didn't the US give the Japanese a serious boost by handing over the Zeiss 
patents after WWII?  That probably helped kill the US optical industry as we 
knew it, as well.  Any help from historians available on this point?

Joe Sobel
Replies: Reply from Dennis Painter <dpainter@bigfoot.com> (Re: [Leica] A rant on Leica marketing)