Well here is the link with the original complaint about Ricoh's name on the camera body.
I remember commenting at the time on it...
Quote: You know that this thread and your picture is going to make it back to Toyko - to the person who made the decision, with the caption - "Motorcycle lady does not like Ricoh label" (オートバイの女性はリコーラベルを好きではない).
Later on the next body release everyone noticed that "Ricoh" was gone - and folks commented positively on it at the time. I really doubt that anyone really expected that to happen.
However, in my mind - that one simple act by Ricoh cemented the understanding that Ricoh was in Pentax for the long haul, and just not to strip corporate assets like Hoya did. I think that single small action probably bought more loyalty with the Pentax user community than anything else - with respect to Ricoh's ownership. To me, it signified that Ricoh was listening and actually heard a part of the user base. A small concession that probably no other larger company would not have made.
Then they have followed through with the K3II and now the K1 - showing that Pentax is in safe hands with Ricoh.
I am guessing on this - but Lauren probably is single handily responsible for the purchased of more Pentax bodies than anyone else we have heard of. It looks like she has probably purchased 10+ bodies and what 3 to 4 lenses for each body for the company she works for? She is a one lady wrecking crew.