I liked Bruce. He was an ornery old bastard with a great turn of phrase. He probably felt crowded out...
-- Cheers, Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 18 May 2006 21:03 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: OT: Controversial subjects (RE: Zone Alarm (Now OT) > > Bob W wrote: > > >Nice to see that Bruce Rubenstein put in an appearance in > that thread too. > > Oh, I'd forgotten about him. Some of my favorite Rubenstein quotes: > > "Thinking that Pentax will start selling an up to date DSLR, > when they've sold nothing more than simple P&S digital > cameras, is pure fantasy." > > "It isn't that Pentax will use some new lens mount on an > interchangeable DSLR, they aren't going to release an > interchangeable lens DSLR." > > "They missed their window of opportunity and have passed on > making this type of product. By the time that Pentax would > ever start selling an IL-DSLR, anyone who wanted digital will > have been long gone." > > "I have no idea why anyone seriously thought, as opposed to > wished, that Pentax would sell a DSLR. People who have a need > for digital have, and will, find other solutions." > > And this last gem: > > "I don't expect any major, or long term, effect on the Pentax > used equipment market." > > Wonder what he'd pay for my MZ-S now? <g> > > > >
