Bady@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoWhat are some notable blunders in history that resulted in huge loss?message-squaremessage-square214fedilinkarrow-up1307arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1306arrow-down1message-squareWhat are some notable blunders in history that resulted in huge loss?Bady@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square214fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareRealAccountNameHere@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up21·1 year agoThe first thing that came to mind, oddly enough, was Blockbuster refusing to buy Netflix for the equivalent of a rat and a string to swing it with.
minus-squareJourei@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoI really doubt that Netflix would be what it is today if they had gotten bought. Too much would change too soon.
minus-squaremustardman@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIn that case it may have prolonged the movie-rental paradigm by a few years allowing Blockbuster to dominate a bit longer.
The first thing that came to mind, oddly enough, was Blockbuster refusing to buy Netflix for the equivalent of a rat and a string to swing it with.
I really doubt that Netflix would be what it is today if they had gotten bought. Too much would change too soon.
In that case it may have prolonged the movie-rental paradigm by a few years allowing Blockbuster to dominate a bit longer.