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Is The 6-Month Product Cycle Upon Us?

Posted by timothy on from the even-planneder-obsolesence dept.

Mark Goldstein writes "What is perhaps more interesting than the 4 new Konica Minolta cameras announced today is the rapid product cycle that seems to have been established by both Konica Minolta and other manufacturers." Rather than the yearly model updates that people have come to expect, the article notes that three members of this batch aren't even a year old, and one is only six months.

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  1. Scotty Has Alzheimer's by nebaz · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    James Doohan, known to Star Trek fans as Scotty has Alzheimer's disease. He is 84. This is truly a sad day. Link here

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    1. Re:Scotty Has Alzheimer's by JosKarith · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      "Doohan, 84, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's "within the last couple months," agent Steven Stevens told The Associated Press.(...snip...)Doohan has lived in Redmond for almost a dozen years with his wife, Wende. They have a 4-year-old daughter and two older sons, and Doohan has four children from a previous marriage, Stevens said."
      A 4 year old kid at 84? Go the Irascible Scotsman!!!

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  2. SlashDotted already by JosKarith · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Both links down already.
    Guess that'll tell me not to answer an e-mail just as a new story comes in.
    Oh well, at leat I'll be able to get the info from the first few posters - after all, nobody would first post without RTFA'ing would they..?

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  3. Re:So What? by squaretorus · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    My cellphone is 3 weeks old, my PC is 3 months old, my laptop is approaching 3 years old, my stereo equipment is about 5 years old, my fridge is 9 months, my vaccuum is 3 months old. My car is about 10, I've had it 4. My house is about 140. My woman is about 30, I've had her for about 10. My favourite jeans are 2 years old. My favourite Tshirt is 15 years old.
    On that list I feel compelled to trade in only one item for a younger model.

  4. Konica-Minolta by sql*kitten · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I have to ask, who cares? Pros and serious amateurs are using Canon and Nikon (with very serious pros using Phase One and Sinar). Casual snappers are using Sony Cybershots. Who actually uses a Minolta? I shoot a lot and hang out with other photographers, I've never actually seen one 'cept in a store. And even then, no-one was buying 'em.