Digital BW, The Print

Peter you are absolutely correct. Most large technology based companies 
are organized somewhat the way you describe. In most cases the divisions 
such as yours have their own R&D budgets and it is not unlimited. 
Decisions have to be made as to the best way to invest this budget. 
There are always more good ideas and proposals on the table than there 
is money so the programs have to be prioritized and some things just 
fall below the cut line. One of the questions that must be addressed in 
this prioritization is "what is the return on the investment - both in 
the short run and in the long run, and does it fit into the long range 
plan of the division and company."

I suspect that the B&W printing market is not or is not projected to be 
large enough to warrant the investment into the development of this 
product. There was another market that was and the B&W printing 
benefited as a byproduct.

Truman

Peter Nelson wrote:

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>So I don't agree that a successful modern high tech company
>would be unaware of who is using their products, and in
>what WAYS they're using them.  That Epson added better 
>metamerism control to their RIP but not to their standard
>product was no accident.  WHY they did it is another
>question.
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