Some projects are quickies, some aren't, and you don't always know up front how far away the finish line is (or even if there will be one). I'm quite sure that the Name Game that Tesoro did, was about a real project that they expected to have ready for the market soon enough that the name wouldn't already be worn out before the first unit came off the production line. In this business, that would mean they were expecting to ship in less than a year, probably 6 months or so.
The 1260-X, my very first commercial metal detector, was shipping about 15 months from the day I was hired. Completely new platform. Example of a quickie. The Tesoro Lobo ST was also fairly quick, totally new platform from start to shipping in less than 2 years.
I've had projects that were supposed to be fairly minor revs of an existing product, that either took more than a year, or we finally gave up on. New technology can drag on a long time: my first swinging multifreaker was 1983 and the CZ6 was released in November 1991. It took nearly a decade to get from my first swinging PI to the released Impulse, a product I was never very proud of.
So, what's the Cazador gonna be? I don't know, all I've got to go on is speculation, not even any rumors. When will it be unveiled? I don't know, but I do expect it to happen. And, I think that "Cazador" was a good name choice.
Even though nowadays I work for FTP-Fisher, I look forward to the Cazador's release. Whatever it is, it won't make a big dent in our sales. And unless Tesoro makes some horrible mistake on it, it'll be a good product that helps keep Tesoro alive. I have fond memories of working for Tesoro back in the mid-1990's, respect them as a worthy competitor, regard them as good for the industry as a whole, and wish them well.
