Digital BW, The Print

I think Canon had not to do new investments. It's the general
improvement of printers (and maybe especially the Canon's) that makes
another way of profiling possible.
FWIW,
Ton Guiking

> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: Truman Prevatt [mailto:tprevatt@...] 
> Verzonden: zondag 2 maart 2003 1:34
> Aan: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Onderwerp: Re: [Digital BW] Epson v Canon
> 
> 
> I guess I wonder if the market in fine art b/w market is big 
> enough to 
> make Canon want to duke it our with Epson.  Canon ( I am sure 
> like most 
> companies ) is run by accountants these days and Canon being a public 
> company is responsible to its shareholders to not make bad financial 
> decisions. It could take a fairly large up front investment 
> and from a 
> financial viewpoint I wonder if the return is there? It, 
> however, would 
> sure be nice to have options.
> 
> Truman
> 
> 
> Jerry in Houston wrote:
> 
> >If it is true, as it apparently is, that Canon
> >printers are set to become serious players in the fine
> >art b/w market, it should be good news for the Epson
> >users as there is nothing that will advance the breed
> >like competition.  Epson has had it pretty much their
> >own way for a long time now, but with some serious
> >competition we should see some of the improvements
> >that many here have been asking for.  Competition
> >ultimately benefits the consumer.
> >
>