More on Kodak

From the same article linked in the earlier post.

Kodak, which invented the Brownie camera that popularized the field of photography for the masses, ironically missed one of the biggest shifts in consumer behavior: amateur photography with camera phones, and now smartphones.  An example of how Kodak has lagged in recent years was seen at the Consumer Electronics Show last week. The company introduced a new feature on its Easyshare digital cameras with built-in WiFi. Consumers can now upload higher-res photos directly to social networks like Facebook, a feature already available in smartphones for over a year.

Whereas Kodak, based on its current actions agrees with Anthony Sabino, a professor at St. John’s University’s Peter J. Tobin College of Business, that 

They have technology and IP of tremendous value.

One insight highlighted by most analysts in this matter has been: goods people want now, not patents for goods people might or might not get later when they might or might not want them, keep companies afloat.