tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734830559796197063.post1781645299475703270..comments2024-02-22T23:31:27.818-06:00Comments on The Death of The Copier: KonicaDankaIkonHP - Fallout?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734830559796197063.post-64938163224320773872008-06-19T13:37:00.000-05:002008-06-19T13:37:00.000-05:00Rumor is the Canon buy-out of IKON is a done dealRumor is the Canon buy-out of IKON is a done dealAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734830559796197063.post-29040172488815102232008-04-17T10:00:00.000-05:002008-04-17T10:00:00.000-05:00Wow.Canon buying/merging with IKON...imagine...CBS...Wow.<BR/><BR/>Canon buying/merging with IKON...imagine...CBS would be EVERYWHERE and RICOH would lose big. Canon would then be able to compete directly with Xerox AND Konica Minolta in all markets and simultaneously remove RICOH's largest channel.<BR/><BR/>Canon would pick up an excellent EDM provider with a pretty big knowledge base.<BR/><BR/>Ok, imagine further - Canon buys IKON and sells IKON's European assets to RICOH.(RICOH recently acquired DANKA in Europe)<BR/><BR/>...interesting...Greg_Waltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10110815199532873459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734830559796197063.post-70354758549037756272008-04-17T06:09:00.000-05:002008-04-17T06:09:00.000-05:00I think you are right on target. The next questio...I think you are right on target. The next question we all need to ask is... when will Canon acquire IKON? Canon WILL protect their distribution channel, so it's only a matter of time.mfugetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18376989497082400563noreply@blogger.com