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The full essay was educational and brought into sharp focus the unease I felt about Kodak since around the year 2000. Up until then I still used my three Nikon and one 6x6 cameras, as well as the Kodak digital camera I bought in 1998.
The irony is that I understand Kodak researched and developed digital photography, but pursued its improvement and perfection half-heartedly. But it got worse.

Kodak continued to the very end to pursue and promote means to maintain their grasp of the paper print. Unsuccessfully. Rejected totally by people like myself, who spent tens of thousands of dollars on Kodak products over our lifetimes. What sort of bonehead leadership and middle management chose the suicidal path?

Another "too big to fail dinosaur?"

The truly satisfying lesson that the political and union bureaucracies refuse to see is encouraging. Their worst nightmare is the Tea Party, a philosophy that they are doomed to succumb to, unless they are willing to resist even if they must resort to fascism or other form of totalitarianism.

Also destined to fail.