Jeff S Posted February 26, 2013 Share #41 Â Posted February 26, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Andreas Kaufmann said Leica also set a goal to increase global market share for cameras from .15% to 1% within ten years, and that it expects China to be the largest market in the next 5. Certainly they have their own model of what price point, and what products, will yield sufficient demand, and profit. We can call it expensive or not, but only Leica knows who they consider the "we," and the products and product specs that audience will buy. Â Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pgk Posted February 26, 2013 Share #42 Â Posted February 26, 2013 It is a business not a charitable organization. About sums it up IMHO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted February 26, 2013 Share #43 Â Posted February 26, 2013 It is a business not a charitable organization. Â Going way off topic (and wildly generalising at the same time), but there is little to distinguish a business and a charitable organisation (at least the larger national variety) nowadays. At least not here in the UK. Both types of organisation seem to spawn an over-remunerated, self-serving managerial class more interested in their pension pot than the job at hand. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronazle Posted February 26, 2013 Share #44 Â Posted February 26, 2013 When all is said and noted, it is clear that one omnibus answer applies to Leica camera prices: they are the result of a market reasonably close to being a free market. Subsidy's from the government could lower the price; better yet the government could take over the management of Leica. Wouldn't that be delightful. regards, ron:) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted February 26, 2013 Share #45 Â Posted February 26, 2013 Going way off topic (and wildly generalising at the same time), but there is little to distinguish a business and a charitable organisation (at least the larger national variety) nowadays. At least not here in the UK. Both types of organisation seem to spawn an over-remunerated, self-serving managerial class more interested in their pension pot than the job at hand. Â Indeed. An ex colleague of mine left to joint a charity. Well done I thought, putting something back. Until she told me about the salary and benefits!! And she was going into a relatively minor role, so god knows what the senior managers are on. Â I won't name the charity but it wasn't so much help the aged as help yourselves! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilfredo Posted February 27, 2013 Share #46 Â Posted February 27, 2013 Because they sell, and they are in the business of making money. Someone may have already said this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABikePacker Posted February 27, 2013 Share #47 Â Posted February 27, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Because they sell, and they are in the business of making money. Someone may have already said this. Â ...proof that we are all just bozos on the same bus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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