It's a good example because it shows the gulf between organizational/innovational rot and impeccable bookkeeping. Kodak's signs of decay were visible at least

It's a good example because it shows the gulf between organizational/innovational rot and impeccable bookkeeping. Kodak's signs of decay were visible at least as long ago as the late 70s vis a vis the Polaroid patent infringement case (and the cheesiness of Kodak's own knockoffs).