Porsche does a good job of making a big profit on a small number of sales. Is it that a big company can't divide itself into segments to fill niches or is it that for an executive to head a small division in a large firm is a ticket to nowhere in the corporation? Doug Nygren ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Todd Belcher <todd_belcher@xxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 14:53:21 -0700 >Really? What do you base that on? > >todd > > >On 15-Jun-05, at 2:36 PM, John Browning wrote: > >> The reality is that for a company like Kodak there is no profitable >> niche...anywhere. >> John Browning >> >> >> >> On Jun 15, 2005, at 2:21 PM, TrueBadger@xxxxxxx wrote: >> >>> In a message dated 6/15/2005 10:48:53 AM Eastern Daylight Time, >>> DFStein@xxxxxxx writes: >>>> Hope not but I would have concentrated on manufacturing and MARKETING >>>> WELL >>>> a >>>> premier paper for the high end niche. Wonder what John Sexton's >>>> reaction >>>> will be. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> Reality is that for a firm the size of Kodak. there is no money in >>> "high end >>> niches" of any sort whatsoever. There never has been. >>> >>> G. King >>> >>> >>> --- >>> Rollei List >>> >>> - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> >>> - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' >>> in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org >>> >>> - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with >>> 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into >>> www.freelists.org >>> >>> - Online, searchable archives are available at >>> //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list >>> >> >> --- >> Rollei List >> >> - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' >> in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org >> >> - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with >> 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org >> >> - Online, searchable archives are available at >> //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list >> > >--- >Rollei List > >- Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >- Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' >in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > >- Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with >'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > >- Online, searchable archives are available at >//www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > ________________________________________________________________ --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list