On 1/2/2004 at 2:31 PM Bill Pearce wrote:
<snip>
>"The main interaction most consumers will have with companies like Kodak
>and
>Fuji is through kiosks (at drug stores, airports, vacation spots, etc.)
>that
>spit out prints from images stored on Compact Flash cards."
>Hmmmmm.....the biggest problem for Fuji and Kodak is the fact that only
>about 14% of digital images shot are printed. I'm for one surprised that
>the
>grandparent's market hasn't changed this, but no one has been able to
>overcome this.
I'd wager the number of digital snaps taken is so high that 14%, though a small
percentage, will mean a lot as the number of digicams shipped increases.
As far as Kodak's future is concerned, I don't concur. I think they're
(finally) on the right track. See
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EK&read=483 A longish post
but very informative.
Earl
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