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While others have tackled the thesis as whole here, and I generally agree with the overall sentiment that the value chain just moved and manufacturing electroni
by no_wizard 4y ago
While others have tackled the thesis as whole here, and I generally agree with the overall sentiment that the value chain just moved and manufacturing electronics is a really global and competitive business that makes it hard to differentiate, I want to poke specifically at Kodak.
Kodak patented and had provable manufacturing runs of fiber optic, flexible printed motherboards for computers
This, as I understand it, is (was?) the "next moment" for computing because fiber optics can dramatically increase the bandwidth of hardware components.
Yet, it went nowhere, and to this day, I don't understand why. Never was able to find follow up about it other than the original demos in a news broadcast
- onetokeoverthe 4y ago[dead]
- yvdriess 4y agoIt might be a lack of a system or willingness to stick with it until it gets good. The manager championing it moves, Business shows a low TAM, there is a bad quarter and the CEO needs to appease investors, etc.