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Layoff is no surprise, 20% is a chunk though, 1280 people. I admire their trying to make new hardware but its new drone, Pixy, was very underwhelming. Could ha
by bruceb 4y ago
Layoff is no surprise, 20% is a chunk though, 1280 people.
I admire their trying to make new hardware but its new drone, Pixy, was very underwhelming. Could have sub contracted that out or cobranded with existing maker and got a better, cheaper device.
- paxys 4y agoWorth noting that Snap more than doubled its payroll since 2020 and is now at 6400+ employees. All the tech layoffs happening these days are a minor correction to the rampant overhiring which took place industry-wide since the start of the pandemic, very similar to stock market trends.
- AdamJacobMuller 4y ago> its new drone, Pixy, was very underwhelming It's an unfortunately missed opportunity. I am completely outside their normal user base, I've literally never had a snapchat account and don't use any social media. However, when I heard about the concept it was something I immediately wanted, I have for some time wanted a drone which could be used for very adhoc simple selfie/group pics while traveling, something with basically the exact features snap was talking about when they announced it, unfortunately, as we all know, the actual implementation fell far short. Huge miss for them I think, the market for that could have been huge if executed properly.
- paxys 4y agoThe opportunity has always been there. The company, like many before them, simply ran into the limits of physics.
- AdamJacobMuller 4y agoWhy physics? The failure seemed to be more grounded in regular technological limits (software/hardware/batteries) than anything truly immutable.
- Jcowell 4y agoAgent battery limitations, physics?