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Re:We’ve made the difficult decision to shut down Revue by BoorishBears on Thursday January 05, 2023 @02:15PM (#34264966)
It's an idiom that dates back to the 1500s that means accidentally getting rid of the good part of a subject while trying to get rid of the bad part.

Not exactly corporate or jargon.

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Re:We’ve made the difficult decision to shut down Revue by adrian17 on Thursday January 05, 2023 @02:16PM (#34264984)
It's also present (as in, a direct translation) as a casual phrase in other languages, like Polish.
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