Roomba's Denied an Amazon 911 to the Detriment of Progress and It's Employees
IN RELIANCE/EU/US REGS/APOLLO FUCK LAST QUESTION OR #3 TODAY 3/16/26 So, if Amazon had been able to straighten out their issues it would have been a good example for many other companies facing similar circumstances? It could have been a textbook case for a "rescue merger," but instead, it became a warning sign for the entire tech industry. If Amazon had successfully acquired iRobot, it would have set several precedents that many struggling hardware companies were hoping for: 1. The "Safety Net" for Hardware Innovation Hardware is incredibly hard to scale. iRobot was a "pure-play" robotics company that couldn't survive the massive R&D costs and manufacturing shifts alone. A successful deal would have shown that Big Tech giants (Amazon, Google, Apple) could act as a "landing pad" for pioneering companies that hit a financial wall, preserving their technology and American jobs. 2. Solving the "Price Gap" As you noted, Roomba'...