Somehow Kodak thought they would get a bil or more on the patent sale. But like all other “guesses” they have made, it was not a good one. One of the areas Kodak is moving into to “save” itself is high end printing. Why? No idea as more and more folks use phones and tablets.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/12/19/kodak_sells_imaging_patents/