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I don't think "too big to fail" is a phrase used outside the context of government bailouts. The public is acutely aware of the life and death of major companie
by DetroitThrow 6y ago
I don't think "too big to fail" is a phrase used outside the context of government bailouts. The public is acutely aware of the life and death of major companies and brands, see GE or Ford nostalgia.
- jacquesm 6y agoI've heard it used on more than one occasion by large eco system players, just like in this case.
- DetroitThrow 6y agoI'm sure you can find some exceptional abuse of vernacular out there, but the term was coined for something else and in this thread you are alone in using it this way...
- jacquesm 6y agoBut you understood it anyway, didn't you? And on the off chance that you would not I provided sufficient context making it plain that this was not intended in the original version but in a slightly modified version, which has been used often enough in my hearing that I got to notice it. Those two cases stand out for me because they ended exactly like the one on display here.