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Eastman Kodak

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The Resume

    Founded by George Eastman (1899)
    Camera, film, and photography company
    Headquartered in Rochester, New York
    17,100 employees (2011)

Why Eastman Kodak might be annoying:

    It was suggested that the name Kodak was derived from Nodak, a nickname from fellow photography pioneer David Houston's state North Dakota.
    However, the company refutes this claim.
    Believing that Americans would not pass on their 'sacred brand,' they passed on the opportunity to become the official film of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics to Japan's Fujifilm.
    They filed an unsuccessful complaint against Fujifilm via the World Trade Organization blaming the Japanese film company for Kodak's dwindling revenue.
    They had to pay a then-record $900 million in damages to Polaroid for infringing on its patents for instant cameras (1990).
    The Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts citied the company as the seventh worst polluter in the United States (2002).
    They filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January 2012.

Why Eastman Kodak might not be annoying:

    The company was an early innovator in photography and film.
    They gave us Kodachrome, a color reversal stock for movie and slide film.
    A spinoff company, Eastman Chemical, became a Fortune 500 company in its own right.
    They provided the namesake for the home of the Oscars (until 2012).

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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 13 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 9 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 83 Votes: 51.81% Annoying