Transitions

[Matthew]

Did I hear correctly or is this old news now....

Essilor just bought the remaining 51% of Transitions company for over a 1 Billion cash deal......

[Flux3r]

yes, and yes. announced a few weeks ago.

[Theresa]

Does anyone know if this will affect getting transitions on non essilor products. Like how crizal can only go on essilor products for instance

[Flux3r]

There's been some speculation that you wont be able to get it on Hoya or Zeiss products, but i don't think we'll know for a bit.

[optical24/7]

They aren't THAT stupid.

[Flux3r]

They aren't THAT stupid.

i hope not! although i could see them charging a p[premium for it.

[sharpstick777]

i hope not! although i could see them charging a p[premium for it.

Given the price that Essilor (over) paid, it will have to go up in price.

[MikeAurelius]

I agree, they aren't that stupid. It would start an anti-competition lawsuit to rival the breakup of Ma Bell and AT&T.

[NCspecs]

There's been some speculation that you wont be able to get it on Hoya or Zeiss products, but i don't think we'll know for a bit.

It's already known that the combination of Hoya or Zeiss lenses with Crizal is verboten. I assume that this is a deal that has been a long time in the making; I know Zeiss has their own photochromic and I speculate that other lens companies will follow suit.

They aren't THAT stupid.

I truly think they are. The Big E is already tightening the noose regarding EyeMed and Big E owned labs, it will be a slow boil and we are the (quasi) unsuspecting frog in the pot.

[David_Garza]

I truly think they are. The Big E is already tightening the noose regarding EyeMed and Big E owned labs, it will be a slow boil and we are the (quasi) unsuspecting frog in the pot.

How so??? If you don't use Essilor and/or if you chose not to take EyeMed?
You could still take EyeMed and ONLY send Essilor their EyeMed jobs and they still wouldn't have much power in your optical.

[Judy Canty]

How so??? If you don't use Essilor and/or if you chose not to take EyeMed?
You could still take EyeMed and ONLY send Essilor their EyeMed jobs and they still wouldn't have much power in your optical.

That is certainly an option, and a good one. But you still need to be very careful with all your purchasing decisions. It's very easy to feed the beast without even knowing it.

[LENNY]

The beast needs food to survive! Otherwise it could bite you ...:)

[Judy Canty]

The beast needs food to survive! Otherwise it could bite you ...:)

If the beast has no food, it will starve in your part of the forest and perhaps, return to its home.

[LENNY]

Next step is Younger, that's if it did not happen yet....

[CEO]

Next step is Younger, that's if it did not happen yet....

I wouldn't hold my breath on that one Lenny...