a thought on marketing philosophy

[collinb]

Here's something to consider about Pentax' conservative approach to DSLRs.
Being a smaller competitor, it's necessary to be certain that each product
released is profitable.  Also, with a new series of products it's important to
hit the curve when it's definitely on the uphill side, when profitability 
is maximum,
volumes are highest, and the opportunity is has the lowest likelihood of 
failure.

Is 6MP outdated?  Sure.
But is it usable and sellable?  Most certainly.
Will such a product survive price drops?  Likely.  As with computers any
earlier-generation camera will just drop in price.  There's profit on the 
down-hill
side as well because sensor margin will be high as it becomes both commodity
and the surplus.

Those are my suspicions concerning Pentax' approach.

Collin