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So counterproductive to their own interest. Don't they recognize I won't buy another Di2 bike if they maintain this policy?
by hughw 4y ago
So counterproductive to their own interest. Don't they recognize I won't buy another Di2 bike if they maintain this policy?
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- Matthias247 4y agoThat’s what I’m wondering too. They don’t really gain a lot from the move. But if let’s say 5% of higher end bike owners have a Karoo computer and would avoid Shimano in the future due to incompatibility, then it seems like a loss in market size to me. It’s also not like Shimano could compensate it by selling their own bike computer - because they don’t have one.
- RankingMember 4y agoYeah, why would anyone buying a high-end bike go Shimano if they're going to be hamstrung trying to use the (arguably) best computer on the market with it. This behavior reminds me of the "stuck-in-their-ways" description of another Japanese company (Sega of Japan) in the book "Console Wars". They punched their own ticket out of the console sphere and dragged Sega USA (who tried all they could to right the ship but were subservient of course to Sega Japan) with them.