[rollei_list] Re: OT: Kodak's Original Digital Camera
- From: Don Williams <dwilli10@xxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 16:39:47 -0500
At 04:14 PM 5/2/2008 -0700, John Jensen wrote:
Here's a worthwhile read.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/02/technology/02kodak.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin
The line "....that's cute - but don't tell anyone about it." is priceless.
John
This is probably a true story, and at least one example of the old
wife's tale that says "Well, the automobile companies have engine
designs that will get 200 miles per gallon, but they don't release
them because of pressure from the oil companies", and there are many
similar myths around. I don't think this story is a myth.
I have spent quite a lot of time back at Kodak on projects we did for
them at Cubic, and became good friends with several of their
engineers and scientists. I do believe that, under the conditions
that existed at the time of the story referenced above, Kodak would
indeed hide or delay anything that prevented them from being the
biggest re-seller of silver in the world, at a nice profit.
DAW
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