Where are they now?: Polaroid

Ever lose track of an old friend and wonder what they're doing now? Polaroid was a client a number of years ago when I was with CoAMS, and it's kind of sad to see how far they've fallen.

Polaroid Corp., the twice-bankrupt pioneer of instant photography whose brand name may be its most valuable asset, must try again to auction off its assets after failing to win a judge’s approval for a $56.3 million sale.

Fifty-six million. Wow.

Of course, even ten or fifteen years ago, it was obvious the company was in trouble -- their product had been rendered obsolete by digital photography. They were milking film sales desperately. A company that had been a technology leader had not come up with anything new in a long time. They should be a good case study on how not to react to disruptive new technologies.