Re: Nimslo Not Guilty

[P3D Tony Shapps <call@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In message <970329031334_73157.2172_HHS48-1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, P3D Derek
Gee <73157.2172@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
>>>Was it Nimslo or Nishika that did the dirty dead? I've heard that Nishika did 
>>>some 
>>>shadey things, but I hadn't heard that Nimslo was also guilty of dirty 
>>>dealings.> 
>
>>It was definately NIMSLO.   The British government put development funds
>>into building a special factory in Scotland for the Timex Coporation who
>>produced the original Nimslo cameras!  There were all sorts of deals
>>because the area was rated as 'depressed' and therefore subject to
>>official grants.....this was before the European Union was involved (who
>>now make special development grants for areas of large unemployment).
>>
>>Out of interest,  a very similar situation happened in Northern Irleand
>>when John Delorean set up the factory for those cars (we,  The
>>Widescreen Centre,  have a customer who actually owns one....as used in
>>the film 'Back to the Future'....but I digress!).
>>
>>The moral seems to be "if you want to borrow money,  ask for a real
>>large sum!"
>>-- 
>>Tony Shapps
>
>Unless Tony knows of something I don't, NIMSLO was not guilty of the dirty
>deed referred to in the first item.  While Nimslo probably did get
>development money from the UK government, they did build the product there.
>Their only problem was a faulty marketing plan.  As far as I know they
>did not defraud anyone.  If anyone out there knows of any deceptions by the
>Nimslo folks, please let us know.
>
>Nishika is another subject.  They were the subject of FTC actions for
>a fraudulent marketing scheme.  They are the ones who had action taken
>against them.  That's why they're out of business!
> 
>                                    Derek Gee 
>
>
Yes Derek,  you're probably right.  I would be the last to suggest that
they did anything untoward.   But certainly they got the marketing
wrong.  But then so did Ford with the Edsel,  and RCA with their
original video disk!
-- 
Tony Shapps
http://www.wscreen.demon.co.uk


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