Kodak digital cameras to be manufactured by Flextronics
By Evan Blass 
posted August 2nd 2006 7:35AM
posted August 2nd 2006 7:35AM
In a move probably intended to placate investors after a disastrous second quarter -- recently-reported net losses of $282 million were even higher than expected -- Kodak has announced that it will shift the manufacturing of its digital cameras over to Singapore-based Flextronics International. Although Kodak will continue to "develop the high-level system design, product look and feel, and user experience" of the cameras, Flextronics will acquire most of the company's Digital Product Center in Japan, and will be responsible for the assembly, production, and testing of the entire lineup. As part of the deal -- which Kodak hopes will help bring products to market more quickly as well as control costs -- about 550 of its employees will be transplanted to Flextronics facilities in China. While Kodak is currently the number one seller of digital cameras in the US, it's been difficult for the company to make the transition from film, with 100,000 workers having lost their jobs since 1988. Assuming that the requisite conditions are met and regulators give the thumbs up, the two companies plan to seal the deal before the end of the current quarter.[Via LetsGoDigital]
See, Kodak? This is what happens when you mess with an iconic logo! Baaaaaaaad karma!
And the downward spiral continues.....
They both suck as it is. Double SUCK.
I bought a Kodak Z740 about two months ago and was extremely pleased with the possibilities, the ease of use and the pics I took during my holiday.
Unfortunately some ******* broke in my house Monday and stole it together with my girlfriends laptop, my MP3 player and 150$.
I wish Apple would just gobble this American company up already.
girlfriends laptop
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sorry,and the data in the laptop.
I think Kodak digital cameras suck. I teach graphic arts in high school and we haven't had much luck with them. We used Kodak because of its familiarity and software. Most of the models we purchased started to malfunction within a year mainly around the download cable. Recently we purchased a couple of cx6200's
and one of them went kaput after only a month or so.
Another 6200 keeps locking up my computer when I try to download my pics which is what inspired me to write this blog.I also have to push the download cable into the camera real hard to activate the software.
I hope someone at Kodak is reading because we will never buy you junk again.