Re: Kodak: a company shoots its own foot

2002-01-10 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Wednesday, January 9, 2002, at 08:58 PM, Paul Jones wrote: > I'm pretty sure a Kodak Disk camera was my first camera, had a beautfil > anodized brass look on the front. I actualy found it a couple of weeks > back > with a half exposed role (sorry disc) in it. Fat chance of getting that > dev

Re: Kodak: a company shoots its own foot

2002-01-08 Thread Jim Apilado
ang Zhou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 14:52:49 -0800 (PST) > To: Pentax-Discuss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Kodak: a company shoots its own foot > > Speaking of Kodak, I think it's pretty rare to see a company > tha

RE: Kodak: a company shoots its own foot

2002-01-08 Thread Rob Brigham
; From: Tonghang Zhou [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 08 January 2002 22:53 > To: Pentax-Discuss > Subject: Kodak: a company shoots its own foot > > > Speaking of Kodak, I think it's pretty rare to see a company > that throughout the years has been doing all it

Re: Kodak: a company shoots its own foot

2002-01-08 Thread Bmacrae
>They sell film, and yet every few years they come up and some stupid (IMHO) contraptions to make film photography less and less interesting to the mass population. Well, while I agree with some of your statements I think you misread what Kodak is all about. Kodak was, at its very inception, a

Re: Kodak: a company shoots its own foot

2002-01-08 Thread Bill Owens
Hey, you're forgetting the 1970's sensational Disc Camera! Bill, KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 110, APS, and the $10 disposable cameras. Look how popular they > are these days, and how bad the results are. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdm

Re: Kodak: a company shoots its own foot

2002-01-08 Thread Bruce Dayton
Tonghang, Perhaps they have been working hand in hand with the Pentax marketing department. :-) Bruce Dayton Tuesday, January 08, 2002, 2:52:49 PM, you wrote: TZ> Speaking of Kodak, I think it's pretty rare to see a company TZ> that throughout the years has been doing all it can to destroy

Kodak: a company shoots its own foot

2002-01-08 Thread Tonghang Zhou
Speaking of Kodak, I think it's pretty rare to see a company that throughout the years has been doing all it can to destroy its own baseline business. They sell film, and yet every few years they come up and some stupid (IMHO) contraptions to make film photography less and less interesting to the