Sad news for film-based photography

As long as the market is there and is demanding the quality product,
someone will make said product. Personally I hope Kodak dies. Its
complete death will be a big boost for small specialist firms, and
they may acquire its technical assets at reasonable prices. It's
obvious that it has been suffering from corporate Alzheimer's for a
decade at least.

Meanwhile on the digital front, digital cameras will become
commoditized like PCs, there will be no margin, and it will settle
down to one or two big players and some niche companies.

As long as the market is there and is demanding the quality product,
someone will make said product. Personally I hope Kodak dies. Its
complete death will be a big boost for small specialist firms, and
they may acquire its technical assets at reasonable prices. It's
obvious that it has been suffering from corporate Alzheimer's for a
decade at least.

Meanwhile on the digital front, digital cameras will become
commoditized like PCs, there will be no margin, and it will settle
down to one or two big players and some niche companies.

Be careful what you wish for the transition could be painful.


In article ,
(Ted Azito) wrote:

As long as the market is there and is demanding the quality product,
someone will make said product. Personally I hope Kodak dies. Its
complete death will be a big boost for small specialist firms, and
they may acquire its technical assets at reasonable prices. It's
obvious that it has been suffering from corporate Alzheimer's for a
decade at least.

Meanwhile on the digital front, digital cameras will become
commoditized like PCs, there will be no margin, and it will settle
down to one or two big players and some niche companies.

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Be careful what you wish for the transition could be painful.


In article ,
(Ted Azito) wrote:

As long as the market is there and is demanding the quality product,
someone will make said product. Personally I hope Kodak dies. Its
complete death will be a big boost for small specialist firms, and
they may acquire its technical assets at reasonable prices. It's
obvious that it has been suffering from corporate Alzheimer's for a
decade at least.

Meanwhile on the digital front, digital cameras will become
commoditized like PCs, there will be no margin, and it will settle
down to one or two big players and some niche companies.

--
LF Website @ http://members.verizon.net/~gregoryblank

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President,
or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong,
is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable
to the American public."--Theodore Roosevelt, May 7, 1918

"jjs" wrote in message ...
"Böwzér" wrote in message
...
This is total BS...

The best archival storage does not have the liability of requiring
electricity to keep it alive and lasts a couple hundred years. Figure it
out. I'll count to three. One....Two... (GET IT YET?)

To quote a wise man (with slight rephrasing)

"Real men don't take backups, they just upload them to a ftp server
and let the world mirror it" ;-)

"jjs" wrote in message ...
"Böwzér" wrote in message
...
This is total BS...

The best archival storage does not have the liability of requiring
electricity to keep it alive and lasts a couple hundred years. Figure it
out. I'll count to three. One....Two... (GET IT YET?)

To quote a wise man (with slight rephrasing)

"Real men don't take backups, they just upload them to a ftp server
and let the world mirror it" ;-)

"Neil Gould" wrote in message
k.net...

A Zeiss Ikonophone? ;-)

Prophetic. I love the name. Postage-stamp sized pictures, i(c)on. Perfect.

"Neil Gould" wrote in message
k.net...

A Zeiss Ikonophone? ;-)

Prophetic. I love the name. Postage-stamp sized pictures, i(c)on. Perfect.

Ted Azito wrote:

As long as the market is there and is demanding the quality product,
someone will make said product. Personally I hope Kodak dies. Its
complete death will be a big boost for small specialist firms, and
they may acquire its technical assets at reasonable prices. It's
obvious that it has been suffering from corporate Alzheimer's for a
decade at least.

Stupidist post I've read in weeks. Maybe we need an award.


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Ted Azito wrote:

As long as the market is there and is demanding the quality product,
someone will make said product. Personally I hope Kodak dies. Its
complete death will be a big boost for small specialist firms, and
they may acquire its technical assets at reasonable prices. It's
obvious that it has been suffering from corporate Alzheimer's for a
decade at least.

Stupidist post I've read in weeks. Maybe we need an award.


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-- http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm
-- e-meil: there's no such thing as a FreeLunch.--