[rollei_list] Re: Digital and losing money

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Williams" <dwilli10@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 2:03 PM
Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Digital and losing money


> At 12:06 PM 6/16/2005, you wrote:
>>Eric, you can also get printers for practically nothing 
>>when you buy
>>computers too. Ink  replacement seems to be frequent and 
>>costly. Perhaps
>>that's where they make it. There is a number of ink 
>>cartridges being sold.
>>They seem to become obsolete or scarce rather quickly.
>>
>>Roger
>
> A couple of points-
>
> The cartridges sold with new printers are typically just 
> half full.
>
> I've had good success over the years with just re-filling 
> cartridges.  The
> only problem area is with HP cartridges in which the 
> print-jets are part of
> the cartridge and are made of brass.  They are only good 
> for a couple of
> refills.
>
> HP has just (once more) split their printer and computer 
> business.  The
> printer business, based here in San Diego, is the largest 
> and most segment
> of what was once HP, I think they are doing about $24 
> Billion right now,
> and that division produced 70% of HP's profit last year. 
> It is most likely
> the final change made based Carley Fiorina's departure.
>
> HP seems to have learned well from Gillette.
>
> For some of us old timers, it's strange to see HP failing 
> in the electronic
> instrument business and selling their medical group to 
> Phillips, but times
> do change.
>
>
> Don Williams
> La Jolla, CA
>
   I worked for -hp- for nearly ten years, from the mid 
sixties to mid seventies, mostly as a microwave instrument 
specialist. The current company has really nothing in common 
with the outfit I worked for other than the name.
   My observation is that companies who are founded and/or 
run by a strong personality often don't survive well after 
that person leaves or dies. Examples are -hp-, RCA, Disney, 
MGM, even Kodak to some degree, and some others.

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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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