RE: [APML] Confirmation of TP end of life?

["Joseph O'Neil" <joneil@multiboard.com>]

>I believe this is only the typical law of market. Because the demand of
>digital imaging is increasing, the companies are eager to produce better
>things at lower prices. But this means also cost saving somewhere else...:-/


-snip-
         market saturation is one big issue.  For example, I have a 20 year 
old Nikon 35mm camera that works as good as the day it was bought brand 
new.  Conversely, if you go out today and buy a top of th eline digitla 
camera (Nikon or any brand), odds are, within 2, maybe three years, you 
will be buying another one.


         Even if the rate of technical improvement of digital imaging slows 
down, you will be in the same situation fo somebody with a 3 to 4 your old 
computer - no parts available to repair old parts, or conversely, the cost 
of parts will be higher than the cost of th enew camera.  I have a 
perfectly good, 3 year old cell phone, but the rechargable batteries are 
going.  The cost of new batteries is much higher than the cost of a new 
cell phone.

         So it's market forces, IMO, that force the hand of companies here.
joe



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