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DNA testing firm 23andMe files for bankruptcy
(www.reuters.com)
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this post was submitted on 24 Mar 2025
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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.
No returning customers, due to the nature of the business. It's dead from the start.
people get born every day
I don't. It's only happened to me once.
A person is born every day.
You are not born every day.
Seems clear that you must not be a person.
It happened to me yesterday and now I hear it only happens once?
Smh my head.
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