Many at Kodak knew they were toast and the smart executives left. Tens of thousands of patents and employees having to do with complex chemistry around photogra

Many at Kodak knew they were toast and the smart executives left. Tens of thousands of patents and employees having to do with complex chemistry around photography and almost no natural edge against competitors that were cleaner camera plays like Canon. The clearest strategy for the agents of the firm to capitalize on their own information was to leave.