>From what I was told a couple of years ago that is precisely the reason. I
had several friends who worked at a profitable but not profitable enough
division of Agfa that was closed/sold.
David
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From: Arthur Entlich [mailto:artistic@ampsc.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 8:08 AM
To: hemingd@polaroid.com
Subject: [filmscanners] Re: Agfa woes
Sadly, I suspect that part of the problem Agfa is facing is their
ownership. The company is now owned (and has been for several years) by
a pharmaceutical multinational (Bayer) and they probably have little
patience for a unprofitable product line, no matter how it improves
customer loyalty or reputation.
However, if Bayer were smart they'd recognize how many headaches are
generated by scanners, and the tons of money they could be making of
their Aspirin products, not to mention ulcer medication, etc., ;-)
Art
TonySleep@halftone.co.uk wrote:
> It seems Polaroid is not the only manufacturer struggling with the
> unpleasant realities of C21st photographic industry :(
>
> A source within Agfa UK tells me they have stopped making and selling
their
> entire range of prosumer flatbed scanners, the Studio range etc which
a lot
> of people use for RF and MF. These excellent scanners apparently just
don't
> turn a profit in today's ruthless market because low-end scanners are so
> much cheaper, if not so good. Agfa can't now sell enough to keep the
> product line viable. If you want one, be quick; there are still units in
> the distribution chain.
>
> Agfa got out of consumer digicams last year, and classic papers like the
> beautiful Portriga and Record Rapid have been discontinued in recent
years.
> This leaves Agfa majoring on scientific, lab and reprographic products -
> the latter is also an industry with problems. Employees have
allegedly been
> told to expect redundancies during 2002 at Agfa UK :(
>
>
> Regards
>
> Tony Sleep
> - Online portfolio & exhibit; + film
scanner info
> & comparisons
>
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