iRobot, the maker of the iconic Roomba vacuum cleaner, is filing for bankruptcy.
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iRobot, the maker of the iconic Roomba vacuum cleaner, is filing for bankruptcy. The company has been outmatched by Chinese competitors and the last ditch attempt to save the company by selling it to Amazon in 2023 was blocked by regulators.
I guess it’s better for the company to fail than for Amazon to own a robot vacuum cleaner company while also selling them on its website. 🤦🏾♂️
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iRobot, the maker of the iconic Roomba vacuum cleaner, is filing for bankruptcy. The company has been outmatched by Chinese competitors and the last ditch attempt to save the company by selling it to Amazon in 2023 was blocked by regulators.
I guess it’s better for the company to fail than for Amazon to own a robot vacuum cleaner company while also selling them on its website. 🤦🏾♂️
@carnage4life Honestly, yes? Amazon would have just fired everyone and strip-mined the brand anyway, so it was dead either way. At least this way, we don't have zombie-roombas helping to make Bezos' margin just a tiny bit higher.
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@carnage4life Honestly, yes? Amazon would have just fired everyone and strip-mined the brand anyway, so it was dead either way. At least this way, we don't have zombie-roombas helping to make Bezos' margin just a tiny bit higher.
@louis @carnage4life iRobot, will keep going, it's being purchased by a chinese entity and kept running.