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SulfurHexaFluri · 2021-01-31 16:06:44

The competition is already pretty much extinguished.

scarejunba | karma 2432 | avg karma 1.07 · | 2018-07-20 09:18:30+00:00

What was the competition that was run out of business?

switch007 | karma 4828 | avg karma 1.92 · | 2023-05-29 09:22:22

This seems like a signal that it’s the beginning of the end. We all knew popularity would be their demise.

Hopefully a competitor will start up and attract less attention for a while until we have to do it all over again.

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patrec | karma 2731 | avg karma 2.48 · | 2019-07-23 23:59:10

Yes, it's sad. Even more so since there is not even a potential competitor in sight.

wissler | karma 1092 | avg karma 2.03 · | 2013-12-03 01:18:11+00:00

I was about to say the same thing -- glad to see I'm not the only one who recognizes the real reason why there will be no more competition in this space.

strict9 | karma 4787 | avg karma 9.89 · | 2022-09-16 08:48:23

Just about any time a competitive product is swallowed up by a large company that product is left to wither for a year or so before riding off into the sunset.

HellDunkel | karma 425 | avg karma 0.92 · | 2023-09-27 23:18:06

It is so annoying- imagine we had no serious competitor. now we are left with just a single serious alternative. Hundreds of man years wasted for what exactly?

imtringued | karma 11098 | avg karma 0.8 · | 2016-05-14 14:56:58+00:00

I guess that means innovation ends now too.

makomk | karma 18695 | avg karma 2.94 · | 2013-12-04 09:58:13+00:00

Dunno about going out of business, but there's been a major decrease in competition in the HD industry due to companies merging or discontinuing entire product segments.

faangiq | karma 251 | avg karma 0.45 · | 2022-10-29 10:36:12

They have two dying products and nothing in the pipeline. Basically it’s over.

impostervt | karma 2904 | avg karma 4.61 · | 2015-09-09 12:25:32+00:00

Everything ends. Given how fast these companies rise up, I expect they'll be replaced just as quickly. For instance: myspace.

alaricus | karma 299 | avg karma 1.18 · | 2022-05-16 07:57:40

those companies will be replaced by Chinese equivalents before the sun goes down.

AnimalMuppet | karma 25021 | avg karma 1.24 · | 2022-09-18 14:02:19

I might say, their window to dominate the world is closing. It's a long way from closed, though.

billy99k | karma 696 | avg karma 2.23 · | 2023-09-28 13:57:14

Well, it was fun while it lasted. These companies will soon be out of business.

danielharan | karma 1535 | avg karma 2.71 · | 2013-05-14 13:16:37

Over that long, most of the industry should disappear through attrition alone.

kbos87 | karma 3564 | avg karma 5.42 · | 2022-09-15 07:28:44

If I had to pick a single product that I thought could upend an entrenched competitor, this was it. Congrats to everyone who benefitted, but it's a bit of a letdown to see them go this route and give up the opportunity to build a lasting company.

computerex | karma 1570 | avg karma 1.92 · | 2017-06-26 15:14:41+00:00

That kills the brand.

dirtyid | karma 1887 | avg karma 0.8 · | 2023-01-31 23:13:10

JSF programs killed competiton, there's nothing else that can compete for 20-30 years assuming current non US 4.5/5th gen programs deliver.

beaunative | karma 385 | avg karma 1.39 · | 2020-05-25 09:45:58

and its demise

runeks | karma 6249 | avg karma 2.34 · | 2016-07-15 03:20:22+00:00

It's evolution. Survival of the fittest, quite simply. The weakest are taken down, leaving more customers for the remaining, stronger competitors.