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> Kodak never released his work, never manufactured that camera. They kept the patent of the work and sat on it, and when others tried to innovate and create a digital camera, Kodak sued them with that patent and kept suing people right up until the patent ran out in 2007. By 2012, the company was bankrupt.

I bought a Kodak digital camera in the 90s, and other brands too, so I doubt that version of events.




did you buy a Kodak dslr, or just a digital camera? I'm guessing there's some difference?


You're right there's a difference and it wasn't a DSLR. The comment I responded to wasn't entirely clear that Kodak only blocked the development of a digital DSLR, if that's what was meant.

> when others tried to innovate and create a digital camera, Kodak sued them




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