Let's compromise! Let's say their film camera department was on the ropes! <g>
keith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > keith whaley wrote: > >Why would you assume that? Do you mean you believe that they might be in > dire financial straights? > > Keith, I may have misread the article, but it seemed it was saying that > number of film camera sales was way below what Nikon expected. > > That says to me -- let's say Nikon is divided into departments -- a film > camera section and a digital section -- that the film camera section is not cost > effective anymore. I.E. They are losing money on it. > > Does not mean, the CoolPixs, that the digital camera section is not doing > well. But usually when a company closes down a whole department for which they > are still selling products, it means that department is in the red and may be > dragging other departments down as well. > > Hard to draw a conclusion about Nikon's overall financial situation, and I > don't read stock market stuff, but I think it's safe to draw the conclusion they > aren't making enough money on film cameras to make it worth it for them. > > Probably "on the ropes" was a bit too strong. > > Marnie aka Doe And think of all those film people laid off.
