There's a great video comparing Fujifilm to Kodak and they explain why one is successful and the other failed. Fujifilm was a research chemical company that also was a major player film market whereas Kodak was a film/camera company. When the market changed Fujifilm was able to pivot easier because they didn't see the move to digital as changing the fundamental purpose of the company, but Kodak wasn't quite as flexible since it was a more existential change.
Technically Yamaha motor company is seperate from the Yamaha corporation that makes musical instruments and audio equipment. Yamaha's parent company was contracted by the government to manufacture equipment for the war effort during WWII and after the war they decided to repupose the factories for motorcycles and the like.
Everyone points to Yamaha making both musical instruments and motorcycles, but tend to overlook some of the truly absurd Japanese conglomerates like Mitsubishi which among many other industries is involved in banking, realestate development, and insurance.
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u/rych6805 18d ago
There's a great video comparing Fujifilm to Kodak and they explain why one is successful and the other failed. Fujifilm was a research chemical company that also was a major player film market whereas Kodak was a film/camera company. When the market changed Fujifilm was able to pivot easier because they didn't see the move to digital as changing the fundamental purpose of the company, but Kodak wasn't quite as flexible since it was a more existential change.