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” So the irony is that they are currently left with basically just the product that launched the company, albeit in a technologically advanced form.”

Ironically, Kodak invented the first digital camera in 1975.

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Kodak was a venerable powerhouse of inventions back in the day. They were basically what fed and made the town of Rochester, NY. Because of Kodak, Xerox and a gaggle of competitors set up shop there. When Kodak went down, much of the town went down with it.

Many plants in the Pittsburgh area (where I live) upgraded their equipment from shuttered plants in the Rochester area.