Good question, Doron. I guess it certainly will/is, but that will belong to 'industrial secrets'
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To my humble opinion if it is (or if not) it doesn't matter. Each brand has to develop it's own product, with or without products of other manufacturers (a Renault, Mercedes or whatever is nowadays constructed too of a collection of various manufacturers. I wouldn't be surprised if a Mercedes has something in it of a Skoda. The astray, maybe
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When Technics decided to stop producing musical instruments I had reliable inside information of the reason why.
In short: the company couldn't develop/improved the KN-range anymore as they did in former years. With the last version: the KN7000 the final product was 'at the end of technical possibilitie's. It was finished. Even a KN8000 was not a option. So the only choice was to develop a complete new concept with all new technology etc. As musicinstruments was a very minor product (less than about 1 percent) it would be to expensive to make profit of that new one, I guess.
Just my thoughts,
greetings,
Cees