>> Apple, Blockbuster, Toys "R" Us, or Enron
This is such a great point. Blockbuster stores were so ubiquitous, and I never thought streaming would be a thing considering the state of the internet back in the late 90's, early aughts. Toys? Who thought a toy store would ever go bankrupt? And Enron were heralded as pioneers in the idea of buying commodities on demand and how this was going to change all kinds of different industries with their business model of how they sold their wares. Enron was considered light years ahead of companies in the energy sector.
At the same point, Apple seemed to be, like you said, constantly failing, moving backwards, and essentially looked like it already had one foot in the grave when every other company was seemingly destined for a lifetime of success.
Having experienced the rise and fall of all the companies you listed; I think a lot of people are unaware of how destabilizing the internet has been for companies who were unable to grasp how seismic the changes that were coming and didn't move fast enough to adapt.
I think the real question is if someone other than Steve Jobs was running Apple, would they have gone the same way the companies you listed go as well?
This is such a great point. Blockbuster stores were so ubiquitous, and I never thought streaming would be a thing considering the state of the internet back in the late 90's, early aughts. Toys? Who thought a toy store would ever go bankrupt? And Enron were heralded as pioneers in the idea of buying commodities on demand and how this was going to change all kinds of different industries with their business model of how they sold their wares. Enron was considered light years ahead of companies in the energy sector.
At the same point, Apple seemed to be, like you said, constantly failing, moving backwards, and essentially looked like it already had one foot in the grave when every other company was seemingly destined for a lifetime of success.
Having experienced the rise and fall of all the companies you listed; I think a lot of people are unaware of how destabilizing the internet has been for companies who were unable to grasp how seismic the changes that were coming and didn't move fast enough to adapt.
I think the real question is if someone other than Steve Jobs was running Apple, would they have gone the same way the companies you listed go as well?