10 Things + Dead Giants
Mail-order houses, too big to fail, instant film, haunted malls, you've got mail
Sunday Money
June 01, 2025
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They seem invincible.
Until they don’t.
When a company is on top of the world, it’s hard to imagine what the world looks like without it. Once upon a time you could mail-order an entire house from the Sears Catalog, now you have to go to Lowe’s just to get a Craftsman wrench. Kodak, MySpace, AOL, Motorola, and Toys R Us join the ranks of the “dead but not forgotten” giants that seemed indestructible in their day.
What giant of today will be toppled tomorrow? Will Google lose the AI race and go to zero? Will Tesla run out of cash (again)? Will Meta finally be beaten when Tik Tok goes red white and blue?
We’ll see…
10 Things 👇️
Nokia’s obituary
Meet the people who still use MySpace
These guys make videos of abandoned malls 📺️
Ever heard of the group that revived Polaroid?
This killed Toys R Us
The story of Kodak’s painful death
Feeling nostalgic? You can still get an @aol email
Sears: a people’s history 📺️
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