[Leica] Last one standing

[dnygr at cshore.com (dnygr)]

While Kodak has already stopped making the one paper I did buy from them (an 
RC paper ideal for hand-coloring) and while I have felt that Kodak was a 
wayward company even before the digital revolution (one certain Japanese 
company was beating Kodak's pants off with its color films), I am surprised 
that Kodak is throwing in the towel.

I figured they had deep enough pockets and enough staying power to remain a 
player until everyone else folded and that they could then raise their 
prices to be profitable in the greatly reduced market for film and film 
related products. 

That won't be the case.

I thought mediocrity would win out, that crabgrass would triumph over 
strawberries. 

Whether anything will be able to survive remains to be seen. I hope the 
disappearance of Kodak will help the better film, paper and chemical makers.

Doug Nygren 

 
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