The yen is at 1.08 which is definitely up from a couple of years ago
Clearly they are trying to position the IC-7000 at a higher price point.. and need a higher price point for the 706 to establish value...
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----- Original Message -----
From: William O'Hara
To: ic7000@...
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 3:28 PM
Subject: Re: [IC-7000] DSP Features
> Price - I was at HRO today.. they told me that with the recent $200 price
increase, the IC-706
> has gone from fastest selling to the slowest selling radio in the store..
there are too many other
>competitive radios at the $700 -800 price point that the $950 price point
makes the 706
The yen has not gone up so much to justify
2% or 3% increase in most radios with
the huge increase in the 706. I don't
get it. Volume must had been better on
the 706 and thus manufacturing fixed
costs should be lower. I don't get it.
Bill
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