Is Steve ready for a "Kodak Moment"? Kodak sues Apple ...

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... and RIM over cameras in cell phones.

http://cbs5.com/local/kodak.digital.pate...27130.html

[jdc]

why stop there? why not just sue everyone that has taken photos with their iphones and BBs too?

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Kodak has been in digital imaging from pretty early on, so it's not surprising that they would have some fundamental patents.

Seems from the story, a lot of other companies are already paying them royalty, and even Samsung has signed a cross-license deal with them.

Maybe they just got greedy when they saw the money Apple was making on the iPhone ...

[deckeda]

The ITC complaint centers on a method for extracting a still image while previewing it in the camera's LCD screen.

Wonder if that also concerns how stills are captured from Photo Booth video on laptops?

[Racer X]

some of the earliest digital cameras were Kodaks. Even Apple's Quicktake was manufactured by Kodak, IIRC, Kodac DC50 anyone? I still have a DC120 at work that functions.

[M>B>]

First digital camera was from Kodak...



http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=h...igicam.jpg&imgrefurl=http://dvice.com/archives/2008/05/kodaks-first-di.php&usg=__Fs1LuwtBEG836L2grCkTDlE4JCc=&h=427&w=507&sz=41&hl=en&start=6&tbnid=9P_0lvCcwQQw8M:&tbnh=110&tbnw=131&prev=/images%3Fq%3DKodak%2Bfirst%2Bdigital%2Bcamera%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff

[pRICE cUBE]

I saved up all summer to buy a kodak camera. It broke day after warraty peeriod. I hope kodak loses. Should I let it go? Maybe but screw kodak!

[Racer X]

My ancient DC120 is built like a tank.

[Ombligo]

Kodak is on the ropes, if Apple drags it out the suit may outlast the plaintiff.

Or Apple could just buy the patents from Kodak and then charge everyone else.