Comments on: Kodak Pulls the Plug on Printing

By: Huw Carrington

Huw Carrington — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 15:05:12 +0000

Hi Jimmy

I’m not sure what difference it will make, as it could go either way, but I will be watching with curiosity – like you, I hope that prices will come down, but I won’t be holding my breath!

Kind regards

Huw

By: Jimmy Jones

Jimmy Jones — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 10:14:45 +0000

Hopefully this will mean that we will generally have cheaper ink, with other competitors now having the opportunity to control the market and not have to compete on prices with the biggest printing player.

Or it could in fact have to opposite effect with companies not having to under cut Kodak in price to ensure market share, they might now bump their prices up.

I sincerely hope not!

Kind Regards,

Jimmy Jones

By: Huw Carrington

Huw Carrington — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 07:25:34 +0000

Hi Jamie

I gather that although Kodak are quitting the printer side of their business, they intend on continuing to produce the inks for existing models for the foreseeable future, so your current machine should be alright, for the time being at least. Hopefully one of the other big names will enter a printer with genuinely cheap inks into the market soon.

Kind regards

Huw

By: Jamie (@Jamie4WD)

Jamie (@Jamie4WD) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 17:18:54 +0000

With Kodak going out of the game, who do you think will be crowned new printer king? I’ve got a wireless Kodak printer (purchased for the low cartridge price). Now I’m bummed it’s all for nothing if Kodak ink cartridges go the way of the buffalo!

By: John Sollars

John Sollars — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:21:52 +0000

Hi Kathy,

Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. I think in this instance it is a function of the fact that Kodak are in Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and have got to make some fundamental business decisions about which way their business is going in the future. Unfortunately it looks like inkjet printers are not the way forward, and they have been joined by Lexmark who have made a similar decision over the past month or so

By: Kathy Blackmore

Kathy Blackmore — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:15:59 +0000

I think it is a great shame that Kodak is pulling out of printing. They are the first brand that comes to mind when I think about printing or cartridges and I have been purchasing their products for years now.

I suppose it’s just another step in the road to a paperless office

Kathy Blackmore |