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ZeroCool@slrpnk.net to Technology@beehaw.org · 2 years ago

Amazon’s $1.4B iRobot deal is dead. Now what? | TechCrunch

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ZeroCool@slrpnk.net to Technology@beehaw.org · 2 years ago
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A year and a half after announcing its intention to acquire iRobot, Amazon’s deal is officially dead. All parties involved anticipated some level of
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  • Scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech
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    I hate articles with headlines like this. “Now what?”. Well, I’m gonna keep on shitting, I don’t really care what either company chooses to do

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      “Now what?”

      https://youtu.be/2q35PgSXhKg?si=y50akSSlbmjnSrmG

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    god, I hate the way TechCrunch is rendering on my phone.

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      It renders a lot better on my phone, but this is why reader mode is a necessary feature for browsing the web on a smartphone.

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        Responsive design was a neat idea, but has failed in the context of the modern web and tech industry.

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          That’s not responsive design’s fault. When done properly, it works great. Too many sites just implement it poorly and insist on the CVS receipt layout even on mobile (e.g. recursive CVS receipts). Gotta cram those margins full of ads, ya know?

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          It seems like you don’t understand what responsive design is.

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      Chrome shit

      • noodle (he/him)@lemm.ee
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        except that I’m using Firefox.

        • dubyakay@lemmy.ca
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          My apologies.

        • Moira_Mayhem@beehaw.orgBanned
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          View it in desktop mode

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    Smoke a cigar and celebrate. Obviously it sucks for those laid off, but its clear that the EU is saving the world.

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      Yeah, I don’t want every single company to merge into the big 3 I actually want competition

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    “Now what?” == Layoffs apparently. About 350 people or 31% of iRobot’s staff.

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    RoboRock FTW

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