ITT: Post companies and businesses that have gone to shit over the past decade

I believe OP is referring to consumer quality, not financial success.

You can still pedal garbage and be successful at it.

They added $1 to their subs, come on. They're still good.

5 years. Expect drastic changes once Apple fizzles out a la Yahoo, over the next 5 years.

> why are they making money

Microsoft employee here. We're a software company masquerading as a devices and services company. Our software sucks so we mask it with good devices and literally sell the shit out of our services. After that it's all litigation money. Those Android phones don't sell themselves and we make 3-5$ a handset sold, worldwide. After that, b2b sales. Our sales teams have deep and long political relationships in just about every vertical. That pipeline can't be eroded over time due to the political nature of most of the deals. Lastly, Xbox. Make a bil or two there a year.

That's how we make money.

> Bad software
> decent hardware
> great marketing
> excellent sales team
> the best legal team 1b billion USD can buy. Yea, that's the legal team budget, worth every penny.

Their software has no privacy but from a business standpoint, they're stronger than ever.

>But why is their company doing so well
They've moved to gouging the shit out of their business customers. Licensing for a lot of products keeps getting shifted from site to seat licenses and costs add up quickly if you have a sizeable team that needs their tools.

They are really having trouble adjusting to how people shop. Amazon has decimated their market share in the suburbs. They still have enough of presence in middle America where they are needed.

How is Windows 10 garbage? And how can you even compare it to 8?

Will Amazon ever truly be able to compete with Wal-Mart's prices, though? Amazon still isn't turning a profit yet, right?

Please glorious blackberry come back and be great again with the fall of apple and cybersecurity