Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It also points to someone taking advantage of the company- like biting the hand that feeds you. Some one told me once if you want to fix the world you have to fix man first. If you can not see that your friend did this then-------------! Cheers Wilber - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Codispoti" <joecodi@thegrid.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, December 08, 2000 3:04 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] film is dieing..... according to Kodak at least > > > Kodak, from what I have gathered over the years, is > > strapped with high overhead costs, unions, etc. Tough > > to remain competitive with the proverbial albatross > > around your neck, I suppose. > > > Kodak, as any other behemoth corporation has lost control of fiscal > accountability. > A school mate of mine who worked for Kodak wanted to buy the company vehicle > he was using and which, according to company policy, had outlived its > usefulness. He had the vehicle refurbished, bought new tires for it, all at > Kodak's expense, and then sold it - to himself - at a surplus, > obsolete-equipment price. > while this is not proof of Kodak's impending demise, it does point to lax > practices that typically can wound a company enough to affect the bottom > line. > > Joe Codispoti >