[rollei_list] "I prefer simplicity and ease of use
- From: Marc James Small <msmall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 18:35:58 -0400
At 11:15 PM 4/13/05 -0400, Ardeshir Mehta wrote:
>
>On Wednesday, April 13, 2005, at 09:13 PM, Marc James Small wrote:
>> ARGH! Economic realities have ensured that EVERY camera ever made was=20
>> made as cheaply as possible. A manufacturer determines its target=20
>> audience and then produces a camera to fit the needs of that niche,=20
>> and produces this AS CHEAPLY AS POSSIBLE. This is as true for the 1925=20
>> Leica A or the 1935 Rolleiflex Standard or the 1955 Contax III or the=20
>> 1965 Icarex BM as it is for today's wares.
>>
>> There is no shame in this practice. It is just the way the world=20
>> works. Produce a product for the lowest cost possible and sell it for=20
>> the highest price possible.=3D20
>>
>> Economists describe this process, in their inimitable technical=20
>> language, as "doing business".
>>
>> Marc
>
>Not always, Marc. Sometimes they get lucky. Sometimes they say "Let's=20
>make the best camera possible, and hang the expense, and then let's see=20
>how many people buy it - we'll jack the price up if the demand is good."
>
>"Doing business" is all about luck - ask any lucky businessman! In=20
>fact, ask any unlucky businessman too.
Ardeshir
If you honestly believe what you wrote, well, hell, brother! I can sell
you a bridge in Brooklyn and you probably should contact me off-line. It
will cost you, but I absolutely guarantee that you will receive all of my
interest in this bridge. Pictures are, of course, available on request.
Marc
msmall@xxxxxxxxxxxx=20
Cha robh b=E0s fir gun ghr=E0s fir!
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