I tend agree, as long as things stays on this "little" list. But most rumours starts somewhere, so you never know.
Tim Typo Mostly Harmless ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 8:37 PM Subject: Re: Don't want to sound too "censoristic" but... > The problem Tim, is that no one ever said the sky was falling until I did > just now. > > And I did it only because what was being discussed two tears ago, was > euphemistically termed "the sky is falling". Well if those scenarios were > analogous to the sky having fallen, then it looks like it has. > > I honestly don't think our comments on this have one shread of impact as > to > the outcome of the business dealings between Hoya and Pentax. > > Tom C. > > >>From: Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >>To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >>Subject: Re: Don't want to sound too "censoristic" but... >>Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 20:13:40 +0200 >> >>I've been reading this debate only briefly, so I may be repeating somebody >>elses arguments. >> >>Basically we have a sitution where Pentax as we know them, may or may not, >>go down the drain. >> >>Hoya has probably (we don't know this for a fact) said something about the >>image division not being very strong, because they have to go outside the >>company for electronics. This may be or may not be a signal that they >>intend >>to get rid of the division. >> >>But one very likely explanation is that they want to weaken Pentax before >>taking them over. There are probably negotiations going on. Basically they >>are speaking money. So making statements like this is the only reasonable >>thing to do at this stage of the process. Because Hoya wants a make a good >>deal. >> >>If, they takes over Pentax, I imagine the first thing they do is to go out >>in public and praise the same company that they have just claimed to be >>weak. Because, then, they are in a competly differnt situation. >> >>So, in this situation: Every time we repeat "the sky is falling", here in >>public, we makes Pentax a bit weaker towards Hoya. >> >>Tim Typo >>Mostly Harmless >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: <[email protected]> >>Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 7:29 PM >>Subject: RE: Don't want to sound too alarmist but... >> >> >> >>-- >>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>[email protected] >>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.7.6/813 - Release Date: 20.05.2007 07:54 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
