Interesting that the Xerox copier also has its roots in Rochester, NY.
There is a reason for that.
The ORIGINAL inventor of the photocopier tried sell his invention to IBM, Kodak, RCA and a couple of others.
They all rejected his idea as being a nice curiosity but of no practical value to them or their customers, and they KNEW what their customers wanted.
Finally, he went to a company called the Haloid Photographic Company and the rest is history....................
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerox