The End Of The Day With Ray! Konica Minolta 1st Half FY 25 - Showing Profit! Can They Keep It Up?

The End Of The Day With Ray! Konica Minolta 1st Half FY 25 - Showing Profit! Can They Keep It Up?

November 17, 2025

Konica Minolta is actually beating our friends at Ricoh in operating profit as a percentage of revenue. However, I am not ready to have a celebration as both their current FY are only at the halfway point. I have also decided to start bringing up Katun In all my OEM financial reviews as an attempt to challenge them in what I see as a completely flawed (delusional) attempt at becoming a serious contender in the MFP hardware space. In this episode I will also share concerns regarding awards and how the industry's actors can become delusional if taking too serious gratuitous awards. I believe Konica Minolta has a dysfunctional appetite for gratidius platitudes.

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The End Of The Day With Ray! What's Up With EPSON Profit & Can They Really Change An Industry?

The End Of The Day With Ray! What's Up With EPSON Profit & Can They Really Change An Industry?

November 14, 2025

EPSON Profit Categories Seems Like A Bull-S#!+ Distraction. I am also thinking that Epson is squandering their opportunity to disrupt business laser printing. Of course their continued procrastination could provide Kyocera a great advantage. Another question for Epson when will you have a dealer program worthy of disrupting the laser OEM's programs?

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The End Of The Day With Ray! Dissecting Visual Edge IT CEO & The Guy With The Hat Article!

The End Of The Day With Ray! Dissecting Visual Edge IT CEO & The Guy With The Hat Article!

November 13, 2025

Reading this article in the Industry Analysts Blog gave me zero confidence that the new CEO of Visual Edge IT can turn the company's history of non financial performance with it's BDC lender around. The author calls the article an interview however, the author does not share any questions. This article brought me the feeling of Deja vu. I began thinking about the interview the ex DEXTEK leader did with the industry media in February 2025. Here's my thinking

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The End Of The Day With Ray! I Am, Yelling (WTF) Regarding HP, Katun and The MPSA!

The End Of The Day With Ray! I Am, Yelling (WTF) Regarding HP, Katun and The MPSA!

November 10, 2025

In today's episode I share my thinking on some social media content from HP Inc, Katun, And The MPSA.

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The End Of The Day With Ray! MPSA Managed Print Service Awards I Thought That Association Shut Down

The End Of The Day With Ray! MPSA Managed Print Service Awards I Thought That Association Shut Down

November 07, 2025

In today's episode I share thoughts on the Managed Print Services Association! The industry’s award associations have a responsibility. I believe the MPSA has lost all credibility. I will explain why I believe that in this episode regarding the associations 2025 awards!

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The End Of The Day With Ray! RICOH Sells Their U.S. IT Services Business - Here’s My Thinking

The End Of The Day With Ray! RICOH Sells Their U.S. IT Services Business - Here’s My Thinking

November 06, 2025

RICOH bought mindShift from Best Buy in 2014. In my thinking Ricoh never had the correct mindset to be successful delivering IT services. I also question what I see as a flawed strategy regarding Ricoh and their digital services aspirations. I also share thoughts on what I discovered regarding the recent dealer meeting held in Nashville.

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