Peter J. Alling mused: > > Bob W wrote: > > >Hi, > > > >Tuesday, February 22, 2005, 8:13:22 PM, Jens wrote: > > > > > > > >>Intersting - and sad. > >>By March 2005 they will have lost half of their share capital! > >>A turnaround plan will be presented for the stockholders in May. > >>If they live this long! > >> > >> > > > >At worst someone will buy the company for the name. > > > > > > > In fact that would probably be the worst thing that could happen. If > Leica is going to die, it should be allowed to go in peace.
The very fact that you feel that way indicates that the name (in and of itself) has value, and therefore it *will* be sold, if necessary. To do anything else would be a breach of fiduciary responsibility to the shareholders on the part of the board. Perhaps a group of Leicaphiles could group together to buy the name ...
