What are some notable blunders in history that resulted in huge loss?Bady@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml – 306 points – 11 months agoLoss in terms of money or efforts. Could be recent or ancient.210Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsThe 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.
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.
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.
In 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.