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reedwolf
on June 23, 2020
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Segway ends production of its original scooter
I can never resist bringing up that the company's owner died on one of these things back in 2010:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-11416654
mensetmanusman
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I don’t know if it is covid-induced insanity, but I laughed way too much at this. There could be some dystopian cyberpunk commercial showing how much the inventor loved the invention here...
RachelF
on June 24, 2020
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Yes, a PR disaster when your company president drives your main product over a cliff.
wand3r
on June 23, 2020
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I think it was the CEO not the founder
bogwog
on June 23, 2020
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He was the founder of the company that acquired Segway in 2009. So...not founder of Segway.
sushshshsh
on June 23, 2020
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Just don't go near a cliff?
wespiser_2018
on June 23, 2020
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Me either, talk about PR nightmare.
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