| @GaryM
"People do realize that Ned Bunnell is in charge of Pentax USA, right?"
Some people do, Gary. But my mom, for example, hasn't any clue.
"Ned's job is to promote and distribute Pentax cameras in the US, and products that are actually available sell a lot better than future, unreleased products."
Fair enough.
"If there is a K2000 in the works, Ned would certainly NOT be allowed to pre-announce it."
Someone in my position isn't necessarily waiting to hear a product announcement. A general indication of an intended market direction would suffice. And that's exactly what Bunnell provided during his interview; it just so happens that the direction he indicated isn't what this particular consumer wanted to hear.
I would hardly consider it "jumping to conclusions" to accept an explicit statement made by a corporate executive concerning his organization.
You may rightly accuse me of nativity, or perhaps gullibility, but not faulty reasoning.
-XM |