I see it a little bit differently. They dominated film and didn’t want to lose that position. Digital presented potential cannibalism … that uncertainty nudged them to stick to what they know. Like with most of these things it’s never one single action that is the cause, it’s usually a culmination.
Pretty sure that Kodak’s decision emerged from a fundamental misunderstanding of what business they were in. They thought it was film.
I see it a little bit differently. They dominated film and didn’t want to lose that position. Digital presented potential cannibalism … that uncertainty nudged them to stick to what they know. Like with most of these things it’s never one single action that is the cause, it’s usually a culmination.