> > From: Toralf Lund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2005/09/21 Wed AM 11:50:31 GMT > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Camera engineering (was Re: Rename request) > > Herb Chong wrote: > > > not being a better bean counting company is part of what got it where > > it is today. > > Actually, I think the way he uses the expression, "bean counting" refers > to practices that *by definition* aren't good for a company, so if you > are referring to Pentax's problems, they would be even deeper into them > if they were better at counting beans...
Some companies know exactly how many beans they have. Other companies know the value of their beans. > > > > > Herb.... > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "mike wilson" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 12:27 PM > > Subject: Re: Camera engineering (was Re: Rename request) > > > > > >> In companies where the bean counters call the shots - which, sadly, > >> seems to be the majority these days. Pentax has shown that it was > >> not one of those companies. Hopefully, it can claw itself back from > >> the brink. > > > > > > ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information

