R.I.P., Kodachrome (1935-2009)

Even an imploring Paul Simon chorus couldn’t save it. Kodak is taking Kodachrome away. The company has announced that it will retire the world’s first commercially successful color film, which today accounts for “a fraction of one percent of Kodak’s total sales of still-picture films,” according to a press release. While Kodak remains the global leader in the dwindling film business, the company now derives about 70% of its revenues from commercial and consumer digital businesses.