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Xerox buying Fuji Film? I almost spit out my coffee this morning....

harlequin

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Dear APUG/Photorio Members,

Was reading this morning 1/11/2018 that Xerox was with the help of Carl Ichan was in talks
to purchase/merge Fuji Film, not sure what this fortells for Fuji, as I am still reeling from the FP-100c
availability and tripling the retail price, and from past experience, not sure Xerox is the best
partnership on this.....

Just though I would throw that out there...

Harlequin..
 
Just got same information when I looked at WSJ this morning.....
The good news is there should be better availability of Fuji Products.....in USA (Hopefully)

Harlequin
 
You're aware that Fuji-Xerox has operated as a joint venture for years, right? That's why if you buy a small Xerox-branded laser printer, you'll find that it's actually a Fuji-Xerox product.
 
4season said:
You're aware that Fuji-Xerox has operated as a joint venture for years, right? That's why if you buy a small Xerox-branded laser printer, you'll find that it's actually a Fuji-Xerox product.
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Exactly. Fujifilm has been working with Xerox for decades.

Edit: Fuji and Xerox have had a partnership (called Fuji Xerox) for 55 years.
 
Xerox is NOT buying Fujifilm. If anything it is THEY who are being bought. Fujifilm is a stable company. Xerox is not.
 
RattyMouse said:
Xerox is NOT buying Fujifilm. If anything it is THEY who are being bought. Fujifilm is a stable company. Xerox is not.
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Fuji & Xerox have a joint-venture dating back to the early 1950s (FujiXerox). Perhaps Fuji wishes to divest their share for not-a-lot-of-money (read a description of the joint venture's offerings and it will not be difficult to assume that this is the case) and Xerox wishes to buy it.
 
RattyMouse said:
Xerox is NOT buying Fujifilm. If anything it is THEY who are being bought. Fujifilm is a stable company. Xerox is not.
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Yep. In news today, Fuji is completing the integration of all Xerox into Fuji Xerox and owing 50.1% of Xerox.
 
cramej said:
Yep. In news today, Fuji is completing the integration of all Xerox into Fuji Xerox and owing 50.1% of Xerox.
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I saw that. I guess Fujifilm is going to go against the grain and keep the Xerox name. Most corporate takeovers end up EOL-ing the take over target's name.
 
RattyMouse said:
I saw that. I guess Fujifilm is going to go against the grain and keep the Xerox name. Most corporate takeovers end up EOL-ing the take over target's name.
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Pretty reconizable name, though...

"Make a xerox of this..."
 
Vaughn said:
Pretty reconizable name, though...
"Make a xerox of this..."
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That is a "Xerox Copy" you want

Since Fuji-Xerox has been a joint venture, and they are wrapping the rest of Xerox into Fuji-Xerox, maintaining the Xerox brand makes sense. (of course they could call it Haloid Corp )
 
Since I have no control I will wait and see.
 
Fuji has had a Japanese presence at Xerox for years. There are groups of them working at the "Campus" here in Webster.

PE
 
Photo Engineer said:
Fuji has had a Japanese presence at Xerox for years. There are groups of them working at the "Campus" here in Webster.
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If people really followed the industry, then they would not have to wipe up coffee all over the room.
 
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Vaughn said:
Pretty reconizable name, though...

"Make a xerox of this..."
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It's been many many years since I have heard anyone use Xerox as a verb. Quite different back in the day of course.

Lots of famous brands have disappeared after corporate takeovers.
 
They used to Kodak something as well when they meant to take a picture of something.

Fuji is indeed buying Xerox and it was quite the item on the local evening news here. I have two family members working there and they are amidst groups of Japanese co-workers.

PE
 
cmacd123 said:
Fortune Magazine came in the mail today - Xerox was going to call off the deal. latest on the web may indicate that Xerox has more chaos than Kodak ever thought of.
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LOL. Kodak had 128,000 employees at one point. Today they have less than 6,000. You think Xerox has had more chaos than that?
 
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