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array_key_firstlast Monday at 2:07 PM3 repliesview on HN

I don't understand how you can sell 40 million units and go bankrupt.


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raisedbyninjaslast Monday at 2:59 PM

Roomba has been obsolete for 10 years. Competitors have eaten their lunch in every segment.

dborehamlast Monday at 2:17 PM

Perhaps because the 40 million units rely on an expensive back-end service that isn't covered by monthly fees to users?

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doctorpanglosslast Monday at 2:25 PM

what is in between a disc shaped robot vacuum and an android walking around with a broom? there's no obvious path between those two designs. the answer is all the growth iRoomba needed and another $10b.

the problem with disc shaped vacuums is adapting your whole home to make their labor saving make sense. not maps or china or all this other bs.

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