Originally posted by Kunzite I think you should let it be... I was already proven right, and your playing with words won't change that.
not playing with words,
defining them. what do you think 'assume' means exactly?
all you've proven is that you can read old data. The OM-D, NEX6 and X-E1 are just becoming widely available, and the D600/6D weren't even on the market at
all. Mistral's data didn't break down SLR's by
format, which was what we were talking about,
not the death of the SLR.
You choose to ignore new variables and bet on old (and incomplete) data, go right ahead, but we're all in trouble if Pentax does the same.
Originally posted by Kunzite As Mistral already said, Olympus was losing money on their Imaging Systems Business before the 2011 scandal (what 90s?). The introduction of m4/3 in 2009 couldn't stop the ISB's decline... even if they gained market share. Now (FY 2012) they seems to be stagnating.
Pentax had to go through a hostile takeover, then being sold to Ricoh; this obviously affected their ability to compete, and would make a mess of their balance sheets. With so many changes, we can't draw any conclusion.
I hope Sony will help them survive (which was the point of that new partnership). By the way, I'm worried about Sony being interested in, and taking control of what is by far the most profitable division of Olympus (Medical Systems Business).
The shady business dealings the scandal exposed started in the 90s. and yes, your fear of what Sony might do to Olympus is what Hoya has already done to Pentax.
Last edited by illdefined; 10-10-2012 at 11:03 AM.