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Things happen. Times change. It's just as important to know when to throw in the towel as it is to know when to persevere.
by whalesalad 9mo ago
Things happen. Times change. It's just as important to know when to throw in the towel as it is to know when to persevere.
- killingtime74 9mo agoThe acquisition concluded in November 2025, only 2 months ago.
- wanderer2323 9mo ago[flagged]
- dangus 9mo agoIt sucks that people get laid off, but there are a whole lot of finished low growth products like this that have bloated teams. I don’t really see any lying going on. Which statement was a lie?
- taurath 9mo agoThese are the things that happen - taking a company and strangling it to make a 10% short term return. It’s like of funny, we give corporations personhood, but the type of person that can be owned by another person, or murdered for profit
- nasaeclipse 9mo agoImagine what would happen if we tried these actions like we do for real murder trials. "CEO John Doe is found Guilty of maiming Company B to the point of bleeding it dry of its funds, resulting in bankruptsy. Due to person-hood laws, we sentence you to life in prison. Thank you for your attention on this matter."
- johnnyanmac 9mo agoThat statement was from September. I can even dig up the discussion here on the annoucement: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45197302 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45197302 Reading the comments there, I shouldn't be surprised at this maneuver.