Re: Nikon fined in Switzerland for anti-competitive practices
It\'s the manufacturers fault for creating this problem by having different pricings for different countries AND different volumes.
This is what has led to the demise of the \"services\" sector. Where are the small stores gone?
This is what has also led to whole economies from going down the gurgler. In Australia, MOST big end camera sales are purchased from Hong Kong. That\'s just a fact no-one here wants to recognize.
A lot of that has to do with the Australian mindset these days. I\'m always being reminded by our \"lowest common denominator current affairs shows\" how you should never buy from a retail store and how to \"save hundreds\" by buying gray market form the internet.
Can\'t really blame the consumer. Times have changed, it\'s an easier to deal with global market. The manufacturers are living in the past.
Canon, Nikon , Olympus. They\'re all the same though. They don\'t care were the camera is purchased as long as they sell a unit.
On the occasion they try some piece meal fix... al la Switzerland... they cop a $13M fine.
Dec 17, 2011 at 09:31 PM
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