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Re:Sonos' $30M app fail is cautionary tale against rushing u... by metadat on Friday August 09, 2024 @02:34AM (#41199287)
Why couldn't they restore the old app in the meantime?
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Re:Sonos' $30M app fail is cautionary tale against rushing u... by selexin on Friday August 09, 2024 @03:11AM (#41199459)
Never underestimate the power of internal company politics? Jokes aside, I do agree with you
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Re:Sonos' $30M app fail is cautionary tale against rushing u... by nunez on Friday August 09, 2024 @09:49AM (#41201834)
My only guess is sunk cost fallacy sprinkled with some corporate hubris.
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Re:Sonos' $30M app fail is cautionary tale against rushing u... by birthdaywizard on Friday August 09, 2024 @11:26AM (#41202779)
Unfortunately the sunk cost fallacy is often rational when you consider reputational consequences of the individuals making decisions within the company.

It's pretty easy to spin an easily reversible decision as "complicated" and "a bit messy", but you'd get fired for taking a risk and wasting years.

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