Sure thing! I gave up my 03 Forester in 2013 to a buddy of mine. His kid is still driving it last I checked
If junk film keeps my cameras fed then so be it. We can't all shoot Portra or Tmax. I shoot what I can get my paws on.
My '90 Corolla keeps on ticking. The dealer wants a look at it but I don't trust 'em. I think they want it for the showroom.
Either way, it's mostly all outsourced junk. Who wants junk film too?
That was quite clear. Now if folks would actually read it.
Thanks very much for posting the link!
None of which are actually needed any longer. The whole world moved to eCommerce mediated sales. Companies like B&H, Freestyle, Amazon, Target, Zoro, Walmart, Sam's Club, eBay, etc. could be used as channels to market and Kodak could run a drop ship warehouse for a whole lot less than what they are likely paying now for a distribution network or even outsource that to a 3PL of some kind. They could focus on product innovation and support by getting rid of the obsolete distribution model they are currently using. I wonder how many end point retailers even see a Kodak rep anymore.
The world changed, Kodak's leadership has not (or not enough). Either that, or they are trying to figure out how to unburden themselves of the Alaris albatross with all this kerfuffle. (In which case I take it all back.)
You appear to be completely misunderstanding, Captain. I’ll edit to help you out…
The Eastman Kodak pension plan investment has a surplus, which they are trying to access, while the pensioners are resisting.
Which may be what is actually behind this announcement.
Evidently Kodak put a statement out on X roughly two hours ago.. regarding misleading media statements.
The reality was that there's nothing the Kodak management could do. Absolutely nothing. You are forgetting how huge Kodak was at their peak: over $200 billion (!) in annual revenue (adjusted for inflation), which is about as much as Microsoft made in 2024. And Microsoft is a $3.9 trillion (!) company.
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TLDR: Kodak management wasn't nearly as incompetent as most people think, and the most successful survived parts of their business simply aren't as known because they no longer use the brand.
P.S. If it were up to me, every single Bachelor's degree would have the usual 4 year requirement PLUS another 2 years of internship in the field of interest before the degree was granted. Apprenticing has a long and rewarding history in the trades and this should be carried into the university setting.
This fundamentally misunderstands the value of distributors and the complexity of B2B commerce in the real world.
Manufacturers and vendors use distributors to avoid things that are not their core business. It's infinitely easier for Kodak in Rochester to focus on making film and stuffing it into containers than it is to make film AND manage a global sales and distribution network servicing 30,000+ retailers across 50+ countries, each with incredibly heterogeneous regulatory requirements, payment terms, and cultural norms.
Unfortunately it's not as simple as "just take orders and ship it out" when you're talking about getting product into every major city globally.
If direct ecommerce were truly superior to distributors, Coca-Cola would have done it decades ago with their near infinite resources and market domination.
I once heard it say that Eastman Kodak is basically a pension plan with a side business in chemistry and film.
So who’s to blame (or thank) for longevity, the actuarial staff or socialized medicine.
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