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  1. 22nd January 2006, 12:37 AM #1
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    <address> January 19, 2006 </address> Konica Minolta Announces Withdrawal Plan for Camera Business and Photo Business :eek:


    What the hell is it with my hobbies, that both the major suppliers of equipment I use have been sold recently:confused:. (Triton to GMC, Minolta to Sony)

    Next thing you know, Ford will be buying Holden out, and Toyota will buy Ferrari (and I already know Schumacher is retiring soon).

    After that, what next- Australia becomes another state of America?:mad:
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    Quote Originally Posted by stuart_lees
    <ADDRESS>Australia becomes another state of America?:mad:
    </ADDRESS><ADDRESS> </ADDRESS><ADDRESS>Aint it already</ADDRESS>
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    Good that means we get Lee Valley shops!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Harry72
    Good that means we get Lee Valley shops!
    I thought they are Canadian??

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    Default American state

    Despite its proximity, Canada seems to be less American than Australia is.

    Mabey as shareholders we should start indicating who our preferred takeover should come from.

    United states of New Zealand perhaps.

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    Have some fush, y'all, eh? What?
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    "United states of New Zealand perhaps."

    Then our alphabet would only have 4 vowels and they would all be "E".

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    Quote Originally Posted by stuart_lees
    <ADDRESS>January 19, 2006 </ADDRESS>Konica Minolta Announces Withdrawal Plan for Camera Business and Photo Business :eek:


    What the hell is it with my hobbies, that both the major suppliers of equipment I use have been sold recently:confused:. (Triton to GMC, Minolta to Sony):mad:
    So sorry, Mate! You might as well send me that new Minolta you purchased recently - it's obsolete!

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  10. 22nd January 2006, 06:44 PM #9
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    I thought it made it a collector's item, and worth more
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    Quote Originally Posted by stuart_lees
    <address> January 19, 2006 </address> Next thing you know, Ford will be buying Holden out, and Toyota will buy Ferrari (and I already know Schumacher is retiring soon).
    Why not Ford have already brought Jaguar, so now I am driving an expensive falcon.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TritonJapan

    United states of New Zealand perhaps.

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    Under the Australian constitution of 1904, New Zealand is actually a state of Australia. This part of the constitution has never been altered or recindered.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Guitarman
    Under the Australian constitution of 1904, New Zealand is actually a state of Australia. This part of the constitution has never been altered or recindered.
    I have way to much time on my hands
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    I must have missed the mini series on the NZ battle for independence.

    Anyone know who won?
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    For those worried about not being able to get stuff to fit their lenses, or lenses to fit their stuff, this was in today's dpreview.com email newsletter.

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    The demise of a marque, the start of something new?
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    I suppose in hindsight we should have treated the merger between
    Konica and Minolta with a little more caution, very few of us
    analyzed the financial purpose behind the merger or perhaps the
    eventual outcome. This played out on Thursday last week when
    Konica Minolta announced the end of cameras produced with the
    Konica Minolta name, and hence the end of the Minolta brand. The
    flipside (although I'm sure there won't be many KM employees
    looking at that right now) must be the sale of their camera
    business to Sony who have spoken this week about the production of
    a Sony branded SLR this year with a Konica Minolta lens mount. One
    thing is clear, the digital photography market of today is a much
    tougher place than the film photography market of yesterday.
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    [QUOTE=stuart_lees]

    Next thing you know, Ford will be buying Holden out,

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    Don't thinks so from what I heard today Ford is culling their American plants by 25%. Apparently American's prefer to buy quality rather than the American product?
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    [quote=bennylaird]
    Quote Originally Posted by stuart_lees

    Next thing you know, Ford will be buying Holden out,

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    Don't thinks so from what I heard today Ford is culling their American plants by 25%. Apparently American's prefer to buy quality rather than the American product?
    Maybe they can buy a car made in China - just like GMC.
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