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  1. 2008-02-14, 01:05 AM #1
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    Polaroid Discontinuing Instant Cameras and Film

    Polaroid won't make Polaroids any longer
    BOSTON | Instant pictures lived for 60 years

    February 10, 2008
    BY MARK JEWELL

    BOSTON -- Polaroid Corp. is dropping the technology it pioneered long before digital photography rendered instant film obsolete to all but a few nostalgia buffs.

    Polaroid is closing factories in Massachusetts, Mexico and the Netherlands and cutting 450 jobs as the brand synonymous with instant images focuses on ventures such as a portable printer for images from cell phones and Polaroid-branded digital cameras, televisions and DVD players. Read more...
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  2. 2008-02-14, 10:38 PM #2
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    Re: Polaroid Discontinuing Instant Cameras and Film

    Makes sense. You can pick up a decent 4mp point and shoot these days for probably double the cost of a disposable. :P
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