Apple doesn't really _want_ these patents, all they want is not getting sued by Google or anyone else. And Google doesn't really _want_ these patents, all they want is not getting sued by Apple or anyone else. Since there is an obvious way how they can both achieve what they want at a relatively low price, instead of getting in a bidding war in which one achieves what they want at a much too high cost, and the other loses out, it would be outright stupidity not to team up.
No sad at all. Although the digital research and innovation were integral to the development of those technologies, most everything else they was sub-standard or plain bad: color paper that was just garbage, consumer film that was grainy, professional film with poor contrast and color fidelity, consumer electronics that were out of date before they hit the market, etc
The only exceptions were Eastman motion picture films which were outstanding.
The demise of Kodak is a warning for Apple: innovate quality or die!
Excellent.
Thermonuclear friendship.
what about Microsoft, IBM, Samsung and other tech giants who MIGHT be beneficial from Kodaks patents? Or they don't need that?
Why is Apple even working with Google on this? They have enough cash just in Steve's old sofa to buy Kodak outright and still have enough to buy an overpriced Facebook! Not that they would want Facebook.
To defeat a common enemy. Samsung.
No sad at all. Although the digital research and innovation were integral to the development of those technologies, most everything else they was sub-standard or plain bad: color paper that was just garbage, consumer film that was grainy, professional film with poor contrast and color fidelity, consumer electronics that were out of date before they hit the market, etc
The only exceptions were Eastman motion picture films which were outstanding.
The demise of Kodak is a warning for Apple: innovate quality or die!
cooperation?
I'm gonna patent patenting so that everyone who want's a patent have to pay me. Then I'm gonna use the money building a car that runs on tears.
Kodak made mistakes in recent years, obviously, or this wouldn't have happened. People are still allowed to feel sad about the fall of a great company with such a long and proud history. It's a history a lot older than you, and your subjective view of a handful of recent products.
Excellent.
Thermonuclear friendship.
Kodak didn't make their mistake in recent years. It just became more obvious then.
I remember someone writing years ago about being in a Kodak AGM where Kodak management dismissed digital and the new Japanese camera and film houses. They had the Kodak is the best and people won't buy anything else. (sounds like a Steve Ballmer type) The guy realised then Kodak was doomed. He sold his shares and bought a competing company that was to be the future of camera and film.
Kodak lost years ago when they didn't see the trends or didn't notice what others were doing, or didn't appreciate what the future would be.
Kodachrome is a beyond iconic color film and Portra is a spectacular color negative film.
I'm now tempted to combine images of explosions with rainbows and ponies.
No sad at all. Although the digital research and innovation were integral to the development of those technologies, most everything else they was sub-standard or plain bad: color paper that was just garbage, consumer film that was grainy, professional film with poor contrast and color fidelity.
Kodak didn't make their mistake in recent years. It just became more obvious then.
I remember someone writing years ago about being in a Kodak AGM where Kodak management dismissed digital and the new Japanese camera and film houses. They had the Kodak is the best and people won't buy anything else. (sounds like a Steve Ballmer type) The guy realised then Kodak was doomed. He sold his shares and bought a competing company that was to be the future of camera and film.
Kodak lost years ago when they didn't see the trends or didn't notice what others were doing, or didn't appreciate what the future would be.
History is littered with corporates who had their heads in the sand.
I'm going to patent making dumb "I'm going to patent something dumb" jokes.
Excellent.
Thermonuclear friendship.
I have to agree, it is sad. In so many ways, Kodak is photography.