If my students are any indication of the current thought, as soon as a beta
version of anything comes out they have to get it and ignore the version
that was, only moments before working fine. I believe they have been so
brainwashed by marketing hype that they can no longer rationally see that
an older system might be better for a given use than the newest gadget on
the market.
Gregg
Garth responded:
>> Developing a product line
>> incompatible with prior generation accessories, which forces entire
system
>> obsolesence, is basic MBA material.
>
>In that case, I don't give crap for MBA's. No offence, but teaching
>"Loosing customer loyality" doesn't seem to be that good of an idea. Let
>me explain below...
Well, as a guy with several degrees (one of which is an MBA), I just had
to respond.
As for the more benign form of new product development, it's *inevitable*
that eventually the technology alters to the point where incompatibilities
arise between new and old technology, regardless of how much we strive to
maintain compatibility. Oly isn't developing digital cameras because
Oly's "evil"; they're developing digital cameras because customers are
voting with their wallets, and the "traditionalists" (i.e., those of us
who wish the OM System would continue on forever) keep buying used gear in
the second-hand market, even though the new stuff from Oly is no more
expensive than many of the "wunderbricks" from other manufacturers. Let's
face it, photography as a hobby is actually quite expensive.
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