[QUOTE]Originally posted by leeboy:
[B]Hi Spalding 1968,
Yes, they have a problem
Look at it this way...let's keep it simple.
Do you think Korg, Keton Roland etc are stupid and would build a kbd that they didn't sell enough of. NO way!

The research is already done.

Us folks here on SZ is a rounding error.
Plenty of sales for a 76...it's already proven.

Leeboy lets keep it simple. Do you know the operating costs of Yamaha Roland or Ketron ?

Do you know the profit margins on yamaha roland or ketron products ?

Do you know the return on capital that roland , yamaha or ketron expect from their resources ?

If you dont know the answers to these questions (and neither do i ,i might add)

Then you are just speculating about whether or not these manufacturers are making a profit T

Let me just speculate here too (it seems like thats everyones favourite pasttime on the synthzone. But i have some understanding of the costs of manufacturing, marketing and distributing products. i might suggest that the jury is still out as to whether Ketron have sold enough units to as much as BREAK EVEN yet let alone make ANY profit

And finally .....Roland did make a keyboard they could not sell enough of, Gem made keyboards they could not sell enough of. and even Yamaha made keyboards they could not sell enough of. They only realised this AFTER they had made them.

Here's my last business lesson for today. ;-) Making a 76 key arranger keyboard is not the issue. Selling sufficient of them baring in mind the factors i outlined above is whats key.