I have to ask: In what way did Kodak try to stop digital cameras? They failed to remain relevant in digital photography, but I don't remember them trying to stop it.
Exactly. Managerial elements within Kodak did their best to strangle digital photography at birth.
If your little corporate fiefdom is based on film sales, you're going to try to stop digital even if that's not in the long-term interests of the company, or so the story has it.