The proliferation of products due to the increase in the number of price points was further aggravated by Olympus’ decision to introduce multiple models for some price points. This change in strategy was prompted by the observation that market share associated with some price points was considerably larger than others. For high-volume price points, it was possible to identify different clusters of consumer preferences and produce and market cameras designed specifically for those clusters. Under the new strategy, the number of models introduced at each price point was roughly proportional to the market. Thus, the expected market share of each camera model offered was approximately the same unless it was designed to satisfy a low-volume strategic price point.