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Camera Makers' Many Negatives

Published by: BusinessWeek       02-11-2006        Read Complete Article
Article Summary

"With many consumers having already made the switch to digital, sales are slowing down - and some companies are closing the shutters.

".... Konica Minolta Holdings last month sold its digital single-lens reflex camera business to Sony (SNE ) for an undisclosed price, ending more than a century in the photography business. And last year, Kyocera (KYO ), which sold digital cameras under the Kyocera and Contax brands, also threw in the towel."....Read Complete Article




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