

Kodak also giving up on photo frames and pocket video recorders


Source: Kodak

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RE: Never inovated
By maven81 on 2/9/2012 1:38:44 PM , Rating: 1
I would argue that diversification is what got them into this predicament. Seems to me that they couldn't decide whether they want to be a top notch imaging company or a consumer electronics company. Why would they get into digital photo frames in the first place? I'm pretty sure they didn't produce the LCDs, so they were basically repackaging someone else's products. I know I've also seen at least one cheapie camera that was clearly a generic knockoff with a kodak sticker on it.
They should be ashamed of themselves. They had decades of top notch optics and imaging experience. They've produced some amazing spysat optics that have only recently gotten declassified. But instead of focussing on their strong points they've chosen to market crappy "mee too" products. They definitely could have a clue from a company like Carl Zeiss, who produce lenses for several camera phones.

