Those of use who have been involved in high tech product development and roll out will find this an interesting study of the Leica M8. Not just for Leica fans but how not to do a product.
Smags, Firgels, and Queels -- a discussion of new product introduction, as exemplified in the Leica M8. http://www.cs.huji.ac.il/~kirk/Electronic_Imaging.ppt
Very interesting presentation on the M8.
By Scott Kirkpatrick School of Computer Science and Engineering
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
http://www.cs.huji.ac.il/~kirk/