Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/20

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica AG, Hermes handbags!!
From: apbbeijing <apbbeijing@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 14:00:57 +0800

on 20/11/00 7:32 PM, Dante A Stella at dante@umich.edu wrote:

> Or, Hermes could be after the name recognition only,
> shut down Leica's entire inhouse manufacturing division, and subcontract all
> manufacturing to Japan or China.  Such a deal could spell death for the M
> series.  Do you really want Leica's future decided by a company with no
> photographic expertise?
 
Surely it is more likely that Hermes will take Leica upmarket rather than
down? Then they could probably sell more in China and Japan...

Rs

Adrian

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