As the ACS (American Chemical Society) bumper sticker stated (way back in the 1980s)--'It takes alkynes to make a chemist' (spoiler: alkynes= all kinds).
And it takes alkynes to make an interesting forum/bulletin board--I love checking in here daily.
I wonder how one of our most prodigious posters here would have responded while, in all likelihood doing 'A' work on one of my second semester organic chemistry exams, nevertheless did not answer every question on every exam...correctly.
For nearly all students, I don the professor's hat when they bring their queries about missed questions to office hour. These students and I enjoy the interactions that resulted, though...and we all benefit from the discussions that ensue.
For just a very small number, though, three decades of teaching orgo has taught me that some of the brightest students never EVER thought they were wrong. They worked hard and generally received 100% scores on their exams...in math, bio, chem and physics classes.
Except in my second-term organic class.
Thankfully chairs and deans understand (I think!).
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There is no question that Canon is the most successful manufacturer in the 'camera space'.
There is also no question that Canon has fallen behind in certain segments of the marketplace.
And there is also no question that Canon is now trying furiously to do what they do well (be a 'fast follower').
Before turning to the academic world, I was an employee at General Electric's R&D Center (think Thomas Edison).
GE's management at that time talked out loud about being 'fast followers'. They boasted about it--and said (again, out loud) that they did not need to innovate.
Have you seen GE's stock price lately? Hell forget about valuation...today some believe that the future of the company as we know it is in doubt.
I hope Canon succeeds--my family and I have invested thousands in the brand!
And I think they will.
But it is not a certainty.