iRobot facing "death" because it only has 46% of the market is bonkers to me; capitalism has forgotten what to do with a mature company.
"We sell vacuums to half the population" is no longer a valid business model, evidently.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/31/24057077/irobot-amazon-deal-collapse-roomba-uncertain-future?utm_content=buffer04ff0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bufferapp.com&utm_campaign=buffer
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