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Van poof! Dutch e-bike maker VanMoof goes bankrupt, leaving riders stranded (www.npr.org)

submitted 1 year ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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The sophisticated bicycle has attracted fans in Europe and the U.S., but repairs under warranty have bled the company of money.

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[-] doublejay1999@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I thought they went a month or 2 ago ?

Feel sorry for owners but that is the price of being cool.

[-] aard@kyu.de 28 points 1 year ago

Feel sorry for owners but that is the price of being cool.

How often do we need to repeat that cycle of "Product needlessly locked in becomes useless because manufacturer goes bust" before people are surprised that it happens?

I've been recommending not to buy locked in shit for pretty much two decades now, and I'm still considered a nutjob for doing so. Only thing I have left for people stupid enough to buy into something like that is schadenfreude.

[-] doublejay1999@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Contempt for the conman, compassion for the conned .

Reality is that the yahoos that jump on the latest trends probably won’t missthe money, and will still bore people a work talking tech, but stilll.

[-] CalcProgrammer1@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Seriously, seeing these proprietary locked down garbage products die the death they rightfully deserve makes me happy. Sucks that people lost their jobs, but there are other ebike companies that don't make horribly anti-consumer garbage that they could work for. Shitty tech companies who prioritize anti-repair and lock-in strategies simply need to go away. It's bad for consumers and it's bad for the environment.