Correct me if I'm wrong but I was under the impression that most, if not all, companies that sell digital cameras are losing money on them. And I sure hope Nikon doesn't drop its film camera line in favor of digital. Dan > From: John Browning <j_browning@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Kodak Discontinuing All B&W Paper > Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 19:14:40 -0700 > > This company has show continued loss of focus. Its vacillated for > years between film and digital. Only in the last year or so has it had > appreciable success commercially with digital. Its focus on film has > been diminishing for more than 10-20 years. This has been a company > without a successful plan. > > It may find a niche somewhere in the future. But the niche it created > has largely been abandoned -- i.e. film dependent photography. I know > it has a high-end focus on digital and some degree of low-end consumer > acceptance. But I think it's missed the upscale "bourgeois" market in > digital which is occupied by Canon, Nikon, and Sony. > > John Browning > > > > On Jun 15, 2005, at 2:53 PM, Todd Belcher wrote: > > > Really? What do you base that on? > > > > todd > > > > > > On 15-Jun-05, at 2:36 PM, John Browning wrote: > > > >> The reality is that for a company like Kodak there is no profitable > >> niche...anywhere. > >> John Browning > >> > >> > >> > >> On Jun 15, 2005, at 2:21 PM, TrueBadger@xxxxxxx wrote: > >> > >>> In a message dated 6/15/2005 10:48:53 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > >>> DFStein@xxxxxxx writes: > >>>> Hope not but I would have concentrated on manufacturing and > >>>> MARKETING > >>>> WELL > >>>> a > >>>> premier paper for the high end niche. Wonder what John Sexton's > >>>> reaction > >>>> will be. > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> Reality is that for a firm the size of Kodak. there is no money in > >>> "high end > >>> niches" of any sort whatsoever. There never has been. > >>> > >>> G. King > >>> > >>> --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list