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____/ Mark Kent on Monday 18 Jan 2010 11:30 : \____
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> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
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>> ____/ Mark Kent on Saturday 16 Jan 2010 06:15 : \____
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>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
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>>>> ____/ Mark Kent on Friday 15 Jan 2010 19:04 : \____
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Patent wars: Kodak sues Apple, RIM for patent
>>>>>> infringement
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>>>>| Eastman Kodak said Thursday that it has filed
>>>>>>| lawsuits against both Apple and Research in
>>>>>>| Motion over digital imaging patents.
>>>>>>|
>>>>>>| Kodak launched its lawsuits on two fronts.
>>>>>>| Kodak filed a complaint with the U.S.
>>>>>>| International Trade Commission arguing that
>>>>>>| Appleâs iPhone and RIMâs BlackBerry infringe
>>>>>>| Kodak technology for previewing images.
>>>>>> `----
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=29558
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> This is just insanity. One can only assume that these companies believe
>>>>> that this is their only method for remaining in business.
>>>>
>>>> Kodak is considered (or was considered) a monopoly in one are. Bill Gates
>>>> gave them money some months ago.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Between themselves, fuji and agfa, they had the film industry more or
>>> less sewn up. They were also the dominant player in cheap cameras.
>>> Both of those are gone now, disrupted by electronics.
>>
>> I read it somewhere that Kodak was unique among the bunch.
>>
>
> Eastman Kodak were certainly very powerful. Ilford were always the big boys
> in black and white film and paper, though, and are probably the only player
> left, now, although I think they're owned by a Japanese company now.
I found some pages that specifically accuse Kodak of monopolisation.
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