It's is perhaps the end of an era, a technology that has been
essential for for a few generations has reached the point where
lower and better technologies are replacing it.

http://mashable.com/2012/01/04/kodak-bankruptcy/

Kodak saw this coming better than most and invested
a huge amount of resources developing technology for the
digital imaging age over the last 30 years. As the end draws
nearer it is joining the ranks of buggy whip manufacturers
and new england woollen mills.

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