Nikon to focus on digital

Scott Schuckert wrote:

In article , Mark Roberts
wrote:


Still (in the U.S. at least) nothing that you agree to in a contract is
binding if it contravenes statute law. The same law professor told us
about companies that make employees sign "non-compete agreements" that
prohibit them from working competing business within six months or a
year after leaving. Pennsylvania is a "right to work" state, which means
these agreements are illegal. He always happily signed the contract and
then had them it out of court when he left and the employer tried to
enforce it. Since this is a state, not federal, law, he wouldn't have
been able to do this everywhere in the U.S.


i've had this exact experience, more than once, in Pennsylvania. In the
computer business, they ALWAYS have some kind of draconian non-compete
clause, and they always lose when they try to enforce it. I've been
pretty sucessful in just ignoring them; though some associates of mine
have spent big bucks getting them tossed out.

"Right to Work" is Federal Law; Taft-Hartley Act of 1947.

no_name wrote:
Scott Schuckert wrote:
In article , Mark Roberts
wrote:

Still (in the U.S. at least) nothing that you agree to in a contract is
binding if it contravenes statute law. The same law professor told us
about companies that make employees sign "non-compete agreements" that
prohibit them from working competing business within six months or a
year after leaving. Pennsylvania is a "right to work" state, which means
these agreements are illegal. He always happily signed the contract and
then had them it out of court when he left and the employer tried to
enforce it. Since this is a state, not federal, law, he wouldn't have
been able to do this everywhere in the U.S.
i've had this exact experience, more than once, in
Pennsylvania. In the
computer business, they ALWAYS have some kind of draconian non-compete
clause, and they always lose when they try to enforce it. I've been
pretty sucessful in just ignoring them; though some associates of mine
have spent big bucks getting them tossed out.

"Right to Work" is Federal Law; Taft-Hartley Act of 1947.

Not really.

"Right to Work" refers to whether a *state* allows a closed
union shop or not. It is *enabled* by the Taft-Hartley Act of
1947, in that prior to that the pertinent Federal law was the
National Labor Relations Act, which allows a company and a union
to agree that membership in the union is a condition of
employment. Taft-Hartley made that a function of state law
rather than Federal law.

The difference in practice is whether a union is a bargaining
organization or a social club. In states with a "Right To Work"
law unions are virtually a social entity with very little
ability to actually negotiate wages for members.

In particular if one looks at a list of the states with "Right
To Work" laws, they are all at the bottom of the list for average
hourly wages; however, it is unknown which is cause and which is
affect.

--
Floyd L. Davidson http://www.apaflo.com/floyd_davidson
Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska)

USA:

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/mi...E=Jan+11,+2006

"The measures that Nikon will adopt include discontinuing production of
all large format Nikkor lenses and enlarging lenses, as well as several
of our film camera bodies, manual
focus Nikkor interchangeable lenses and related accessories. Sales of
these
products will cease as supplies are depleted.
Importantly, Nikon's film camera business will continue with our
flagship
model F6(TM) and with the FM10(TM), allowing the Nikon brand to
continue
serving the two strongest segments of the 35mm film camera market. Both
professionals and dedicated amateurs who continue to view film as their
preferred format along with students in need of an economical camera to
learn
the fundamentals of photography will have ideal Nikon products from
which to
choose. Additionally, Nikon will continue to produce the manual focus
85mm
f/2.8D PC Micro-Nikkor(R).

With the interests of its customers in mind, Nikon will offer
continued
post-sale service for products whose production has ceased for a period
of 10
(ten) years from Nikon Inc.'s last date of sale.

This shift in business strategy and in the utilization of resources
will
allow Nikon to further its storied history and reputation as a leader
in the
ever-growing digital market and continue to offer groundbreaking new
products
and technology for photographers of all skill levels."

Michael Benveniste wrote:
http://www.nikon.co.uk/press_room/re...w.aspx?rid=201

-- So long, all film cameras except the F6 (and FM10).
-- Fare thee well, Large Format Nikkors.
-- Happy trails, 105mm f/2.5 and other classic manual focus Nikkors.
-- Adios, El-Nikkors.

Not terribly surprising, but still (IMO) a sad day.

--
Michael Benveniste --
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