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Kodak could have been first with the digital camera. They failed the first point.

• slavik81 6y ago
  > I assumed like many that Kodak had a bright future ahead because they had a world-renowned brand and excellent scientists and engineers. What many at the time didn't yet recognize was that there was no business model in digital cameras that would employ 100 thousand engineers, managers, factory workers, technicians, and staff. There were certainly no senior managers willing or able to sacrifice the golden goose of film to pursue something entirely different. From "Ask HN: Insider history of the demise of Kodak?" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12111597 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12111597
  • dbcurtis 6y ago
    > There were certainly no senior managers willing or able to sacrifice the golden goose of film to pursue something entirely different. Bingo. Innovator’s Dilemma. You have to be willing to eat your own lunch because otherwise a competitor will eat your lunch.
• scarface74 6y ago
  Kodak was first with the consumer digital camera. It was marketed by Apple as the QuickTake but made by Kodak.