Panasonic’s A3 Exit - Not a Transitional Milestone
April 28th, 2010 · No Comments
Author: Jake
Here in the office printing analyst community, few forecast drum beats can be heard as loudly as claims of the imminent consolidation of copier vendors and the looming obsolescence of the A3 format. These forecasts have gained increasing clout during the last year as the floundering economy expedited Oce’s path to acquisition and the emergence of new A4 MFPs, such as Sharp’s Frontier series, prompted analysts to proclaim that A3s were finally on their way out. Although there is very justifiable evidence behind each of these forecasts, one of the most compelling arguments that both have come to fruition occurred in February when Panasonic announced that it was finally exiting the A3 MFP-Copier market to capitalize on the growth opportunities that lie in the A4 space.
From a 10,000-foot view it seemed pretty....go here
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