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[–] [email protected] 140 points 5 days ago (25 children)

How on Earth did they manage to fuck this up?

They were the leading firm in a field where having the most data makes yours the most accurate tests. Their product sold for hundreds of dollars a pop, with practically zero marginal costs to run the tests. And they were really popular, selling like hotcakes.

It's insane just how astoundingly incompetent upper management can be sometimes.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 5 days ago (20 children)

No returning customers, due to the nature of the business. It's dead from the start.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 days ago (8 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

People that would presumably already know their lineage since their parents already took the test.

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