Kodak Lagging in Digital World

mattmcal writes "Wired reports on the Kodak's struggle to survive and Mark Glaser comments on their demise at The Industry Standard saying that Kodak failed to take digital photography seriously, or at least failed to find a way to successfully transform their business. The Photo Marketing Association reported that in 2003, digital cameras outsold analog. Kodak's stock has been hovering near its 20-year low. Finally, today, the Asian Business Times reports that billionaire Carl Icahn sold all his shares saying the current business model there doesn't work."

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Metal music is gay

[Anonymous Coward]

Do you listen to metal music? Heavy metal? Death metal? Any kind of metal? Well, then you might just be a little gay wimp.

Here is why metal music is for gay douchebags:

1) Metal people are always on about how "hardcore" it is. Yes, the way Gaytallica sued Napster was really hardcore. If you want hardcore, maybe you should try Britney Spears or The Spice Girls, because they make most black and death metal look like a bunch of little sissies who wouldn't know hardcore if it hit them in the head. Seriously, people like Britney Spears were brought up with dicipline and hardcore practice drills. Britney Spears had to get up at 3am EVERY SINGLE MORNING of her childhood, so she could practice non-stop 'till 11pm! Once she practiced singing and dancing so hard her shin broke, but did that stop her? No way, she's got dicipline, she's hardcore, she roughed it out and continued doing two concerts a day! Let's see the pussies from "Slayer" or any other gay "hardcore!" band try that. If you throw eggs at them, they usually start crying. Such a bunch of little crybabies. I have a clip from a talent show Britney Spears was in when she was just 5 years old. She's singing and dancing and outdoing most grown-up entertainers, and all the while, the little faggots from Gaytallica, Nile, Satyricon, Darkthrone, and all those other gay bands, were sitting around playing with their EasyBake(tm) ovens. Britney Spears can out-tough them all.

2) Metal fans are often going on about "Darwin" and "Survival of the Strongest". HA! Britney Spears is inarguably more successful than "Drool", "Manosex", "Type O Gay", or "Gayer", so who's the Darwinnian reject now, eh?

3) People who listen to metal are immature. I've hung out with all sorts of different people, and I can say with complete certainty, that the people who listen to metal are by far the most immature. Seriously. They watch little kid's shows like "South Park", and watch gay teen movies like "Faces of Death" and "Guinnea pig". They're so fucking immature.

4) They're total hypocrites. Metal lyrics are often on about death and sodomy and evil stuff. And it's so fucking rediculous because it's not like they've ever killed anyone. Those pussies couldn't kill a fly. Michael Jackson sticks his filthy black penis up little boys asses, and that's abotu a hundred times more "hardcore" and "evil" than any of those soft-or-gay-porn-watching pussies from Sepultura, Fagtallica, et al.

People who listen to metal are a bunch of little pussies, and they make me sick. You're all fucking gay and you should try listening to some REAL music for a change. Suck it down, you lusers! 'Cos you KNOW I'm right!

Re:Metal music is gay

[Anonymous Coward]

"Seriously, people like Britney Spears were brought up with dicipline and hardcore practice drills."

Yeah, girls that do those are pretty intense but it is rather embarrassing when the video gets leaked onto the Internet... =)

A..

[Anonymous Coward]

Kodak moment..

Re:Same thing happened to Polaroid

[Crypto Gnome]

The masters at this right now are Apple, Canon and Sony, and yes, Microsoft.

Odd that you should mention those names in the same sentance.

Memories of SesameStreet and "one of these things is not like the other".

Can you guess which is the odd man out?

Here's a small hint:

• three of these companies are strong innovators, who care enough to produce very polished/well engineered products
• One of them owes its current success to (a) holding a Virtual Monopoly (b) predatory business practices (b) throwing megabux at politicians and government lobbyinsts

Re:Interesting Considering Their Flagship

[deathcow]

My Canon 10D with 550EX flash on it (read: lever arm) fell 4 feet to a hardwood desk and all I had to do was take a finger and wipe some dust off one corner of the 10D's beautiful magnesium shell :) No affects. I've dropped my share of Canon gear through the ages with zero ill effects ever.

Re:They had this coming

[saden1]

They never do!!!!!!!!

The life cycle of an American car is:
11 * 25000 miles = 275000 miles

Where as the typical lifecycle for a Toyota, Honda, or a Nissan is:
25 * 25000 miles = 625000 miles

How many old Fords do you see on the road?