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To: i-node who wrote (33498)9/7/2017 1:54:15 PM
From: bentway  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 362572
 
Blockbuster is still existing in your state. The ONLY one.

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To: i-node who wrote (33498)9/7/2017 9:43:39 PM
From: zzpat  Respond to of 362572
 
I heard a CEO say something along the line that being successful is 80% bullcrap and 20% work. You can have the best camera in the world but if everyone is taking pictures using cell phones you're screwed. Poor GPRO (though I noticed it had a nice bounce recently) they have an excellent set of cameras but.....

If I recall correctly wasn't the CEO of Blockbuster forced out and replaced by someone Icahn wanted? I'm not sure of the sequence but I know the stock collapsed fast.