Comments on: The 25 Worst Business Failures in History http://www.businesspundit.com/the-25-worst-business-failures-in-history/ Entrepreneurship, Startup Companies and Business Philosophy Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:09:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Averre http://www.businesspundit.com/the-25-worst-business-failures-in-history/comment-page-2/#comment-33681 Averre Tue, 24 May 2011 12:05:15 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com/?p=8006#comment-33681 @ Lee It's the original concept art of the the DMC-12. Why the author used concept art of the DMC-12 then used a actual picture of a Tucker is beyond me. @ Lee

It’s the original concept art of the the DMC-12. Why the author used concept art of the DMC-12 then used a actual picture of a Tucker is beyond me.

]]> By: Susanna http://www.businesspundit.com/the-25-worst-business-failures-in-history/comment-page-2/#comment-33190 Susanna Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:47:56 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com/?p=8006#comment-33190 The real reason why Atkins Nutritional went bust is that you can do Atkins diet by just purchasing fresh food and raw ingredients. That is, raw fish, raw meat, eggs, cheese and fresh vegetables. There simply was no need for Atkins nutritionals - the market niche was saturated already. Dr. Atkins was 6'6" - he was a tall man - and he weighed 195 lb when he was brought to hospital. His body gathered and retained liquid as comatose patients often do, and the 63 lb he had gained weight in hospital was swollen liquid. Dr. Atkins had a hereditary heart disease, and he originally had developed his diet to treat it. He had the heart attacks before he developed his diet. The real reason why Atkins Nutritional went bust is that you can do Atkins diet by just purchasing fresh food and raw ingredients. That is, raw fish, raw meat, eggs, cheese and fresh vegetables. There simply was no need for Atkins nutritionals – the market niche was saturated already.

Dr. Atkins was 6’6″ – he was a tall man – and he weighed 195 lb when he was brought to hospital. His body gathered and retained liquid as comatose patients often do, and the 63 lb he had gained weight in hospital was swollen liquid. Dr. Atkins had a hereditary heart disease, and he originally had developed his diet to treat it. He had the heart attacks before he developed his diet.

]]> By: Lee http://www.businesspundit.com/the-25-worst-business-failures-in-history/comment-page-2/#comment-30466 Lee Thu, 30 Dec 2010 05:25:54 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com/?p=8006#comment-30466 Heads up that isn't a DeLorean, it's a photo-shopped Lamborghini Heads up that isn’t a DeLorean, it’s a photo-shopped Lamborghini

]]> By: Bob http://www.businesspundit.com/the-25-worst-business-failures-in-history/comment-page-2/#comment-30406 Bob Sun, 26 Dec 2010 04:50:55 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com/?p=8006#comment-30406 This author is so dumb and misguided of what a failure is he didn't include the Yugo automobile, marketed in the US. This car was a failure. Most of the others mentioned were longlived and successful. When newspapers go defunct because of online news this moron will call the newspaper industry a failure. This author is so dumb and misguided of what a failure is he didn’t include the Yugo automobile, marketed in the US. This car was a failure. Most of the others mentioned were longlived and successful. When newspapers go defunct because of online news this moron will call the newspaper industry a failure.

]]> By: jmfd11 http://www.businesspundit.com/the-25-worst-business-failures-in-history/comment-page-1/#comment-28362 jmfd11 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:11:56 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com/?p=8006#comment-28362 the delorean had many chances to make money but the cocaine is what did them out the delorean had many chances to make money but the cocaine is what did them out

]]> By: Averre http://www.businesspundit.com/the-25-worst-business-failures-in-history/comment-page-1/#comment-28238 Averre Sat, 27 Nov 2010 20:42:43 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com/?p=8006#comment-28238 Yeah...Commodore was anything but a business faliure. They dominated the home computer market. If any computer of the 80's crashed and burned it would be Tangerine and Oric Products. The Oric was unable to keep up with the Speccy and Commodore. Yeah…Commodore was anything but a business faliure. They dominated the home computer market.

If any computer of the 80′s crashed and burned it would be Tangerine and Oric Products. The Oric was unable to keep up with the Speccy and Commodore.

]]> By: Ubel http://www.businesspundit.com/the-25-worst-business-failures-in-history/comment-page-1/#comment-28192 Ubel Thu, 25 Nov 2010 06:23:12 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com/?p=8006#comment-28192 @Jack- Don't rag on him for not doing his research when you obviously haven't done much of your own. There is a Delorean Motor Company in existence right now, but it is totally unaffiliated with the original DMC. The man who started the new DMC bought the leftover parts for the DMC-12 left behind after the original DMC went bust, and he used it to make new DMC-12s, and to sell repair parts for the old ones. While the companies share a name, and the car the sell/support, they are not at all the same company, and the original DMC did go very, very bust. @Jack- Don’t rag on him for not doing his research when you obviously haven’t done much of your own. There is a Delorean Motor Company in existence right now, but it is totally unaffiliated with the original DMC. The man who started the new DMC bought the leftover parts for the DMC-12 left behind after the original DMC went bust, and he used it to make new DMC-12s, and to sell repair parts for the old ones. While the companies share a name, and the car the sell/support, they are not at all the same company, and the original DMC did go very, very bust.

]]> By: BigMike http://www.businesspundit.com/the-25-worst-business-failures-in-history/comment-page-1/#comment-27438 BigMike Fri, 29 Oct 2010 19:41:59 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com/?p=8006#comment-27438 BetaMax was one of Sonys many adventures, just like the failed MiniDisc which had a small devout following and good premise, but it never panned out. Lets not forget their infamous and dangerous rootkit... On up to the industry standard 3.5" computer floppy disk, BluRay, Walkman, Playstation consoles, and the "CD" itself. Polaroid is still around making reasonable quality digital cameras and various (rebranded) electronic items with their name on it. Commodore has been bought out by another company (I forget the name) and has been working on an alternative OS that is not based on the same zeros and ones of most modern PC OS/Software, I understand it may have similar roots to the Commodore's original software formats. BetaMax was one of Sonys many adventures, just like the failed MiniDisc which had a small devout following and good premise, but it never panned out. Lets not forget their infamous and dangerous rootkit… On up to the industry standard 3.5″ computer floppy disk, BluRay, Walkman, Playstation consoles, and the “CD” itself.

Polaroid is still around making reasonable quality digital cameras and various (rebranded) electronic items with their name on it.

Commodore has been bought out by another company (I forget the name) and has been working on an alternative OS that is not based on the same zeros and ones of most modern PC OS/Software, I understand it may have similar roots to the Commodore’s original software formats.

]]> By: Spurs fan http://www.businesspundit.com/the-25-worst-business-failures-in-history/comment-page-1/#comment-27366 Spurs fan Tue, 26 Oct 2010 11:15:04 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com/?p=8006#comment-27366 How can you have a list like that and not have Ratner's on it? Remember the famous "People say, 'How can you sell this for such a low price?', I say, 'because it's total crap'" speech? One after dinner speech wiped half a billion pounds and the company had to change its name in order to survive!! How can you have a list like that and not have Ratner’s on it? Remember the famous “People say, ‘How can you sell this for such a low price?’, I say, ‘because it’s total crap’” speech?

One after dinner speech wiped half a billion pounds and the company had to change its name in order to survive!!

]]> By: Matth84 http://www.businesspundit.com/the-25-worst-business-failures-in-history/comment-page-1/#comment-26511 Matth84 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:53:01 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com/?p=8006#comment-26511 Woolworth,Polaroid and Pan Am Can hardly considered business failures. All market leaders in there industries. Woolworth was on a massive decline due to the increase in iTunes and downloading. Polaroid suffered from the invention of digital recording technology. Pan Am lost out due to bad luck and other companies able to do it cheaper or better than them. Companies that were market leaders for 60-100 years is no way a failure. In that vane the Sony Walkman was a complete failure because they stopped selling when the iPod came out? Woolworth,Polaroid and Pan Am Can hardly considered business failures. All market leaders in there industries. Woolworth was on a massive decline due to the increase in iTunes and downloading. Polaroid suffered from the invention of digital recording technology. Pan Am lost out due to bad luck and other companies able to do it cheaper or better than them. Companies that were market leaders for 60-100 years is no way a failure. In that vane the Sony Walkman was a complete failure because they stopped selling when the iPod came out?

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