Really, this whole thread comes under the category of "Would it Really Hurt Kodak Alaris to Say Something Nice About Film?"
For the obvious reasons, we here feel that it would not hurt them and in fact would only help. But, KA obviously thinks that it will hurt them or they already would have done so. They aren't going to say anything nice about film and, I guess, the only commitment you will see out of KA to the analog community is that they still bother to make film, which is after all, the only commitment that actually matters.
If you don't care for their business model/feelings/practices then the best thing you can do is vote with your wallet and move on to other products. KA has not had any problems having a recent round of price increases so you should not feel bad about doing what you need to do either! Turn about is fair play.
And, for the record, I don't care if it is the distributor cranking up prices on the retailer, the retailers themselves or KA doing it. A price increase is a price increase. KA is not the only game in color film and there are other high quality b/w products. Competition is still alive. A vote with your wallet still has a point to make.
