The Catch 22 aspect of this fiasco is that the more people (rightfully) who think that Solms has really spiked the Kool Aid on this one, the more folks (rightfully) will think they've loaded the shotgun and simply trying to figure out how to get their big toe inside the trigger guard.
This leads to more folks, beyond the "but it's a Leica.." & collector crowd hesitating or delaying buying one. "...if they're around next year, if prices come down (LOL) and S&S measures up, if I win the lottery, if, if, if...." Not many will want to take a winger on a $50K+ potentially orphan system, regardless of how sweet looking - especially given if you know/think/believe the risk is high going in.
This of course leads to an early peak to the unit-sales chart after the initial 1st year 1000 'friends & family' volume, and around and around it goes.
This leads to more folks, beyond the "but it's a Leica.." & collector crowd hesitating or delaying buying one. "...if they're around next year, if prices come down (LOL) and S&S measures up, if I win the lottery, if, if, if...." Not many will want to take a winger on a $50K+ potentially orphan system, regardless of how sweet looking - especially given if you know/think/believe the risk is high going in.
This of course leads to an early peak to the unit-sales chart after the initial 1st year 1000 'friends & family' volume, and around and around it goes.