Kodak May Get Out of Film Sooner

[P. J. Alling]

There's been rumors of Forte's demise but their web site is still up and 
they list a bunch of film products.

Scott Loveless wrote:
> On 2/8/07, Tom C <cakaltm at hotmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article1343516.ece
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/373zmj
>>
>>     
>
> So who's down and out so far?  Agfa and Forte?  Anyone else?  I really
> expected Kodak to be the last man standing.
>
> This could be good or bad.  With any luck the old men in the white
> tower in Rochester will sell off the film division.  Hopefully to a
> company who has an interest in making film products.  I'd like to
> think that Fuji or Ilford may have an interest in Kodak's technology,
> at the very least.
>
> My instinct tells me that Kodak doesn't have a clue, though, and will
> probably just shut it down.
>
> Either way, this makes what's left of the film market a bit less
> competitive.  The few players remaining may have a better chance of
> surviving it longer.
>
>   


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