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A tale of four Kodaks

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For a company that's been dead more than a few times over, it’s certainly enjoying something of a renaissance.

Mizari , an LA -based company that sells hardware under a variety of names, was showing off a lineup of products under the Memorex brand, including e-bikes, scooters and golf caddies.

A little walk and you’ll soon find a large stand from RCA , which also holds the names Thomson and Blaupunkt .

The idea is to cash in on the fact people likely remember the name of this over some generic product they'll find among the dregs on Amazon .

But it just leaves me scratching my head, wondering who’s going to remember the tape company from the 90s and want to ride an e-bike with its logo on the side. Or who would think there’s any trust left in the Kodak brand given the near-homeopathic levels of dilution it’s subjected to. Maybe these companies' real lingering value is to serve as a reminder to all the other tech brands that this is the fate that awaits them if they keep messing up..

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