Originally posted by Kunzite And what other reasons could you think of? Were they forced to buy Pentax, or maybe they did it for other reasons than to expand in photography?
I think he was contrasting it with Hoya's reason for buying Pentax, which was for the medical imaging division. The camera business was just a sideline they didn't really want and had no intention of growing. In hindsight they were just keeping it viable for a quick sale.
Ricoh on the other hand
bought it for the cameras.
There's almost no downside to the acquisition. I expect exciting things.
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