Re: Speaking of Ritchey-Chretien Scopes
From: RichA (none_at_none.com)
Date: 01/10/05
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Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 17:40:44 -0500
On Sun, 09 Jan 2005 22:02:50 GMT, "John" <nospam@neo.rr.com> wrote:
>
>"Hilton Evans" <hiltonevans@dont_spam_me.net> wrote in message
>news:DJhEd.2290$KJ2.504@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> It would seem Criterion
>> might be alive today if it successfully
>> offered a Ritchey-Chretien and marketed as
>> the scope the "pros" use the way Meade is doing
>> today instead trying(unsuccessfully) to
>> clone the Celestron C8.
>>
>
>Cloning the C8 wasn't an idea doomed to failure - the same thing enabled
>Meade to get onto the path of becoming the largest telescope manufacturer in
>the world. Criterion just didn't do it succesfully.
>
>John C
>
Mr. Evans is clueless. Meade took the sales lead less than two years
after introducing their 8" SCT. Maybe people were sick of Orange and
wanted Blue? Shortly thereafter, Celestron changed their tube colour
to black.
-Rich
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