emacs. unless i absolutely have to send a doc, then MS word.
On 10/15/07, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I use vi > > -Adam > Always the odd one out. > > > Tom C wrote: > > It'll likely be a matter of attrition. What % of people here use > > WordPerfect as opposed to MS Word? > > > > I'll bet it's a 5/95 ratio if not higher. Not too different from where > > Pentax stands in the market, despite some recent relative success with the > > K10D. > > > > Your suppositions are probably correct. When I say done for, I'm not > > predicting when... I'm saying that inevitable market forces will finally > > take their toll, unless something changes quickly. > > > > Tom C. > > > > > > > >> From: Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > >> Subject: Re: Next move from Pentax: anyone in the know (even under NDA) ? > >> Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:20:34 -0400 > >> > >> Why? Pentax has never been a player in the Pro 35mm market. Not being > >> one now will make little difference. > >> > >> I expect to see them bring out a body above the K10D within the next 6 > >> months, or a K10D 'successor' that is little more than the new Sony 12MP > >> sensor and a new shutter in the K10D body, perhaps with a higher > >> framerate. I don't expect to see a Pentax body above the $1300 or so > >> price point. > >> > >> -Adam > >> > >> > >> Tom C wrote: > >>> LOL. You're not breaking it to me. I was being kind. :-) > >>> > >>> Pentax has a slim chance yet to recover. If they blow it in the next 6 > >> - 12 > >>> months though, I susect they are done for. > >>> > >>> Tom C. > >>> > >>> > >>>> From: "Mark Erickson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>> Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > >>>> To: "pdml" <[email protected]> > >>>> Subject: Next move from Pentax: anyone in the know (even under NDA) ? > >>>> Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:59:17 -0400 > >>>> > >>>> I hate to break it to you, but in the USA, Pentax *is* a "2nd tier > >> camera > >>>> company". The company hasn't released a truly professional system > >> camera > >>>> here (or anywhere, actually) since the LX. The current high-end Pentax > >>>> lens > >>>> selection is miniscule compared to Canon and Nikon. Pentax does not > >>>> provide > >>>> the kind of professional support that Canon and Nikon do at major > >> sporting > >>>> events. Pentax products lack presence on store shelves in the USA. > >> Etc. > >>>> Tom C wrote: > >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>>>> From: "John Sessoms" > >>>>>> Subject: Re: Next move from Pentax: anyone in the know (even under > >> NDA) > >>>> ? > >>>>>>> If memory serves the other two are an over-priced Nissan and an > >>>>>>> over-priced Honda. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> I guess that depends on what your personal comfort is worth. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> William Robb > >>>>>> > >>>>> My analogy was not about price, it was about image, prestige, > >>>>> perception in the market place. Sure a FF DSLR will cost more > >>>>> than one with an APS-C size sensor. If the Canons, Nikon's, > >>>>> Sony's of the world offer FF DSLR's, then Pentax must also. > >>>>> If they do not, they will relegate themselves to a 2nd > >>>>> tier camera company, and it doesn't matter who loves their > >>>>> camera, or how much it satisfies their current needs. > >>>>> > >>>>> Tom C. > >>>> -- > >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>>> [email protected] > >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > >>>> follow the directions. > >>> > >>> > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> [email protected] > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > >> follow the directions. > > > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
