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Unlike Apple, Kodak was caught in a very hard place. With film they would collect revenue for every picture taken, through the film itself, developing, and prin
by mark-r 10y ago
Unlike Apple, Kodak was caught in a very hard place. With film they would collect revenue for every picture taken, through the film itself, developing, and printing. With digital you could make money on the cameras themselves, but your per-picture revenue opportunities were limited - this was the great attraction of digital. It's not the same as Apple replacing devices one-for-one.
- mavhc 10y agoApple seems to have copied that model somewhat, make 30% on everything that's sold for iOS. I guess they knew that eventually everyone would have a good enough iOS device and they'd have to reduce the cost of the device to compete.
- kqr 10y ago> With digital you could make money on the cameras themselves You could, but you rarely do. The profit margin on the consumer-level DSLRs is really low. They make money from the stuff around it.
- ecpottinger 10y agoTell that to the people who make the inks for my Epson inkjet printer. Inkjets can do great prints of photos, but only if you pay for the paper and ink.
- mark-r 10y agoRemember, Kodak was collecting for every picture. So few pictures get printed today, the cost of ink is literally a drop in the bucket.