Company Bankruptcies

The cluster focuses on discussions about companies going bankrupt, failing, or dying, often advocating for letting unprofitable or poorly managed businesses fail rather than propping them up.

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Sample Comments

mdwalters Aug 6, 2023 View on HN

...Or the entire company goes defunct and doesn't provide an alternative

aw3c2 Jan 13, 2011 View on HN

They might go bankrupt or discontinue for other reasons.

calinet6 Nov 7, 2014 View on HN

Why yes, this is how companies die.

esafak Dec 14, 2023 View on HN

No, just jump ship and let the damn company fail. Fail faster, haha! This is how we have nice things; when bad companies are not propped up.

njharman Sep 8, 2017 View on HN

This is the kind of thing that should end/bankrupt a company.

bix6 Sep 29, 2025 View on HN

Maybe the company should just die? It failed and now they’re spinning out… why?

robertlagrant Jul 19, 2024 View on HN

And then...the company goes bust? Why would anyone do this?

dmch-1 Aug 11, 2020 View on HN

These companies were losing billions already. What will happen with them now?

vidarh Jun 30, 2013 View on HN

Companies do go bankrupt or get bought....

zerosizedweasle Sep 26, 2025 View on HN

Yeah but those companies went bankrupt.