Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/08/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim, I think Lenovo did use the IBM brand for a time after the acquisition in 2005 (that was certainly part of the deal) and they continue to use other old IBM brands such as ThinkPad. I think Kodak as a brand is more valuable than IBM was (in PC's anyway), and depending on the purchaser, I suspect they might keep it for longer than Lenovo did with IBM. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Aug 24, 2012, at 3:16 PM, Jim Shulman wrote: > Evidently they're still making film > http://www.rangefinderforum.com/modules.php?name=News&file=showarticle&thr > eadid=122946 > which makes sense, because it's extremely difficult to sell something > that's not producing nor working with distributors. > > It's just the division that's been announced for sale. Likely, the name > "Kodak" and other trade names associated with various film types, along > with proprietary formulary, will be sold along with the division for use > on film products. I would be very, very surprised if the subsequent > buyers didn't brand the films as "Kodak Tri-X", "Kodak Portra", etc. > considering the value of the marquee. Then again, I also thought that > IBM PCs would still be branded as such after that sale, so shows you what > I know. > > Jim Shulman > Wynnewood, PA > >