my take on Kodak downfall
In article , Dale
wrote:
having worked there
consumer film was where the big money was
the key is the word *was*.
although kodak pioneered digital photography, they completely failed to
manage the transition to digital and went bankrupt.
it isn't too late for Kodak, it might make the investments in digital
across the imaging board, staarting with their focus on commercial and
prepress labs and going to other focuses
it's too late for kodak.
might be some hybrid stuff out their too, they could use/license
intellectual property
maybe even some analog stuff that they could use/license intellectual
property too
that's about all they have now. they should sell their patents to
someone and call it a day.
they might not be a propreitary closed system dealer in all areas, but
starting with open standards they might be an open systems player, and
eventually perhaps develop themselves into intellectual property for ne
propreitary systems
I think they should start with capture though, professional
cameras/lenses lighting, etc.
what could they possibly do in that space that existing players haven't
done? nothing.
kodak never made cameras that were any good, although some were quite
popular such as the instamatic.
the kodak dslr hybrids were retrofitted canon/nikon cameras.
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