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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 9109464" data-attributes="member: 23751">It makes all the top lists of blunders by corporations.&nbsp; It was a very large blunder.As for their value, as you noted upthread, they've acquired and released many new products since then.&nbsp; That adds to value.First, it's not offense.&nbsp; It's disagreement.&nbsp; Second, one man making decisions isn't different from one man making decisions(big business) and is not effectively different from 2-4 people making the decisions(CEO and a few other upper management folks).Musk just makes the headlines because he's fairly crazy and puts himself in the limelight, not because he's doing things very differently than other companies.Evidence?&nbsp; How about the fact that they instantly yanked them off of the shelves when the outcry went out? If they were contractually obligated to sell them they couldn't have done that.&nbsp; If they could pull them, they could have not put them out in the first place.No.&nbsp; You asked me what I thought contributed to Blockbuster's success and I said luck.&nbsp; They were in the right place at the right time to make the money.&nbsp; Without the luck they probably still would have done well, but not been &quot;great.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 9109464, member: 23751"] It makes all the top lists of blunders by corporations. It was a very large blunder. As for their value, as you noted upthread, they've acquired and released many new products since then. That adds to value. First, it's not offense. It's disagreement. Second, one man making decisions isn't different from one man making decisions(big business) and is not effectively different from 2-4 people making the decisions(CEO and a few other upper management folks). Musk just makes the headlines because he's fairly crazy and puts himself in the limelight, not because he's doing things very differently than other companies. Evidence? How about the fact that they instantly yanked them off of the shelves when the outcry went out? If they were contractually obligated to sell them they couldn't have done that. If they could pull them, they could have not put them out in the first place. No. You asked me what I thought contributed to Blockbuster's success and I said luck. They were in the right place at the right time to make the money. Without the luck they probably still would have done well, but not been "great." [/QUOTE]

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