Originally Posted by thibs 
What did you expect? Ned stating that a lower end body is coming so nobody will buy a K200D? C'mon...
His declaration does not contradict in any way a potential K1000D/K2000D or whatever... It neither does mean there wil be one. But I see no antagonism.
As a matter of fact it does. He clearly states Pentax's philosophy is that the customer is better off buying a $799 camera than a $499 model. If that is what they believe they will not sell a $499 unit. A good story, let's see how he justifies a $499 unit if they come out with one. What's the sales pitch going to be, "Well we have a $499 model but you shouldn't buy it".
If you follow his logic there is room for Pentax to come out with a small "Street shooter" or "Travel" body but it won't be a low priced item. It will be a feature rich body at a price close to or maybe even above the K200D.
Ken