Question about near future

[Blu-dock Saint]

Originally Posted by dobyblue

Panasonic own 5 plasma factories - don't concern yourself with the idiots who don't understand the market like Jason Unger at CePro.

Plasma market 2008
1) Panasonic - 39.1%
2) Samsung - 29.5%
3) LG - 22.7%
4) Hitachi - 7.6%

Plasma 1080p market share 2008
1) Panasonic - 78%
2) Samsung - 12%



The only reason shipments were down in Q4 is because of the economy, but on the year as a whole it was another good year for plasma of continued growth. Pioneer had 1% of the market, their exit from the market might cause some people looking to get traffic to their website to come up with sensationalistic headlines, but the truth of the matter is completely different.

In addition to shipments being up 26% year to year in 2008, revenues were also up 6%.

So in other words its people talking out of their a$$ when they dont know whats going on really you're saying