Eden...you're right.  Kodak was the world's best film maker for decades, but never diversified when its competition was.  Their printers and other products have been unreliable for years, their price points have become noncompetitive, and their decision to outsource all their production overseas has ruined them with poor quality control.  They just refused to adapt to a changing domestic and world market, figuring on consumer loyalty -- which evaporated, as consumers have become more sophistocated shoppers and demand quality products at a fair price. They spelled their own downfall when they fell years behind in digital camera technology, and never could reclaim the customer base who left for manufacturers who had it. 

Kodak's demise is much like Radio Shack, who introduced the TRS-80 in the late 70s/early 80s as one of the first PCs designed for home use, but when they tried to make their Tandy PC (anyone remember that one?) compatible with the new IBM-PC, shrinking profit margins and a lack of economies of scale led Radio Shack to exit the computer-manufacturi​ng market by the mid-1990s.  They had a tiger by the tail, but didn't have the infrastructure or the in-house ability to make it work.

Anyone like to see the CEOs paycheck or find out if he got huge bonuses for his "wonderful" managing abilities?  Back when railroads were the great investment - tycoons would buy them - suck out all the profit as the railroad went broke.  The tycoons got out with fortunes and the investors got the shaft.

Our do nothing Congress needs to do their job and find ways to ensure that investors have more control over how these companies are run - mostly - how much the CEO gets paid.

hey there's a really new camera that seems to be getting a lot of raves..maybe you heard of it..I think their called Canon.

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Bought three Canon Printers - all were defective - would buy anything from them at this time.

Bought two Epson Printers - when the power went out - the ink cartridge has a chip that then said the (full) cartridge was out of ink.  Happened every time - the printer would then have to have a new ink cartridge.  Always wonder how Epson thought people would then buy another printer from them.

Companies kill their own business - due to their greed and their stupidity.

Kodak should've came out with a line of survival rations for times like we're in these days. A company has got to diversify, look at Ford, they made charcoal briquettes for decades; I personally thought it was silly when they sold Kingsford, but sales have got to be in a slump, the only meat people can afford these days is spam.

Don't forget canned bacon!

The government allows every foreign nation to import there cameras and crap into this country tariff free and makes it almost impossible for a company like kodak to make a profit. 

China steals copyrights makes substandard products and still gets to sell there crap here.

It is time we get a businessman in the white house and turn this country around.