Interesting read.

[Major Nikon]

3. I remember Zuiko lenses were regarded as some of the finest in the industry

This is no small feat considering cameras came a distant second to lenses at the time.

I really have no idea why Olympus didn't get more market share than they did. It certainly wasn't because they didn't make a fine 35mm camera and lens system. The reason I switched to Nikon was because my dad lots of Nikon lenses and ditching the OM-1 for a Nikon FM just make more sense for me at the time. Perhaps it's because Nikon already had many years into the F models and lots of lenses already out in the market. The FM was somewhat of a letdown from the OM-1. I remember the OM-1 viewfinder as considerably better and it just felt more natural. I liked being able to adjust the shutter speed the same way as the aperture and you could make changes on the fly without having to remove your eye from the viewfinder.