El Pollo Guerrera
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Aug 1, 2022 19:33:25 GMT -5
I feel like Tim Horton’s offering a free coffee and a baked good for a massive privacy breach is swift to make the list. Yeah, probably. For those who don't know (ie. not Canadians), Tim's has an app the you can order ahead, track purchases for points, offers, and stuff. Turns out the app accessed and tracked ALL of your movements, such as where you went and how much you spent when you went there. Even when the app was off. And Tim's was keeping the data, presumably to sell. Last week, in response to the building negative publicity and possible class action lawsuit, Tim's offered the affected users a cuppa coffee and a donut.
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legendkiller1985
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Post by legendkiller1985 on Aug 1, 2022 20:10:11 GMT -5
Mars declining to use M&Ms in E.T Western Union turning down the patent on the telephone
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Post by Venti on Aug 1, 2022 20:13:24 GMT -5
Unless it's been debunked, I remember hearing that Shane McMahon tried talking Vince into buying UFC way back in the day, and Vince passed on it. This was a while before UFC blew up and became huge in the 2000s.
I don't remember the source for that rumor tho I just remember reading it somewhere.
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Post by Cyno on Aug 1, 2022 20:38:52 GMT -5
I feel like Tim Horton’s offering a free coffee and a baked good for a massive privacy breach is swift to make the list. At the very least it's a real dick move. Though this was apparently part of a settlement from a class action lawsuit? In which case, that makes the plaintiff's attorneys look like real marks.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Aug 1, 2022 20:59:39 GMT -5
Unless it's been debunked, I remember hearing that Shane McMahon tried talking Vince into buying UFC way back in the day, and Vince passed on it. This was a while before UFC blew up and became huge in the 2000s. I don't remember the source for that rumor tho I just remember reading it somewhere. Even if true, there's almost zero chance UFC takes off the way it did with Vince in charge. Just like the XFL, nobody would believe anything Vince was involved in wouldn't be a work, and Vince himself wouldn't be able to resist meddling, or working with the athletic commission when they finally came calling.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Aug 1, 2022 21:04:35 GMT -5
Speaking of studios making bad calls, how many studios decided to pass on Peter Jackson wanting to do Lord Of The Rings before he got the deal with New Line? Speaking of New Line, they got their first big hit when every other studio passed up on a movie based off of a cartoon series in 1990. A Nightmare on Elm Street: "Am I a joke to you?"
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El Pollo Guerrera
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Aug 1, 2022 21:09:56 GMT -5
I feel like Tim Horton’s offering a free coffee and a baked good for a massive privacy breach is swift to make the list. At the very least it's a real dick move. Though this was apparently part of a settlement from a class action lawsuit? In which case, that makes the plaintiff's attorneys look like real marks. From what I understand the suit is still building, it was a (cynical) move to try and head off a lot of ill will.
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Post by Cyno on Aug 1, 2022 21:21:46 GMT -5
At the very least it's a real dick move. Though this was apparently part of a settlement from a class action lawsuit? In which case, that makes the plaintiff's attorneys look like real marks. From what I understand the suit is still building, it was a (cynical) move to try and head off a lot of ill will. Oh.
That gesture is a lot more likely to generate ill will lmao.
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Post by Hit Girl on Aug 1, 2022 21:54:47 GMT -5
WCW from 1998 onwards
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Vampiro138
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Post by Vampiro138 on Aug 1, 2022 22:14:24 GMT -5
Crosby, Stills & Nash are pitching the group to record exec's and most passed, they flew all the way to London because Nash got them an audition for Apple which was being handled by Peter Asher and George Harrison, so the 3 of them come in and perform the entire first album, and George makes the comment of "sorry, but the whole harmony thing is on the outs" and rejects them on the spot.
that album went on to be certified four times platinum...though to be fair to George he once made a comment saying "naturally Apple operates at a loss, im part of the decision process!"
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Post by King Boo on Aug 1, 2022 23:12:00 GMT -5
Decca Records turning down the Beatles after an audition, thinking they were no different from the other bubble gum rock bands that would come and go. Ronald Reagan turning down the lead in Casablanca. If Decca had signed The Beatles, I don’t think they would have quite been the success story they were. After being turned down by Decca, they ended up at EMI and most importantly, with George Martin and I have always maintained that without George Martin, The Beatles would have been a great band, with George Martin, they were the greatest band. And besides, Decca decided to sign The Rolling Stones not long after, so they did all right out of it. Yeah, Decca passing on The Beatles and eventually signing The Stones feels more like a fate-y thing than anything else. Everything worked out they way it should have. 1n 1976 the toy company Mego Corporation was offered the chance to make toys for an upcoming science fiction film and passed on it, and thus the deal went to Kenner. That upcoming film ended up being Star Wars which made Kenner 100 million dollars in 1978 alone. Mego Corp itself would go out of business in 1983. I learned during the Johnny Depp trial (of all places) that the merchandising side of the Star Wars film deal (in terms of a cut the studio would potentially get) was seen as unimportant on the studio's end, and they let George Lucas just have the rights from any future merch sales. Think about THAT one.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Aug 2, 2022 0:01:21 GMT -5
If Decca had signed The Beatles, I don’t think they would have quite been the success story they were. After being turned down by Decca, they ended up at EMI and most importantly, with George Martin and I have always maintained that without George Martin, The Beatles would have been a great band, with George Martin, they were the greatest band. And besides, Decca decided to sign The Rolling Stones not long after, so they did all right out of it. Yeah, Decca passing on The Beatles and eventually signing The Stones feels more like a fate-y thing than anything else. Everything worked out they way it should have. 1n 1976 the toy company Mego Corporation was offered the chance to make toys for an upcoming science fiction film and passed on it, and thus the deal went to Kenner. That upcoming film ended up being Star Wars which made Kenner 100 million dollars in 1978 alone. Mego Corp itself would go out of business in 1983. I learned during the Johnny Depp trial (of all places) that the merchandising side of the Star Wars film deal (in terms of a cut the studio would potentially get) was seen as unimportant on the studio's end, and they let George Lucas just have the rights from any future merch sales. Think about THAT one. To put that in perspective, Disney bought Star Wars for $4 billion, that was only a third of the revenue from the Star Wars toy line.
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Cranjis McBasketball
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Aug 2, 2022 0:06:12 GMT -5
I feel like Tim Horton’s offering a free coffee and a baked good for a massive privacy breach is swift to make the list. At the very least it's a real dick move. Though this was apparently part of a settlement from a class action lawsuit? In which case, that makes the plaintiff's attorneys look like real marks. I feel I'm owed at least that for how shitty the app is and how it constantly logs you out and makes you confirm who you are, which is a pain in the tits in the drive thru and why I stopped using it.
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Post by Rumble McSkirmish on Aug 2, 2022 0:26:51 GMT -5
Including one of the most infamous examples: "Bro to hype up this new Ready To Rumble film we should have David Arquette work and win in a main event match." "Gee Vince why don't why we give him the world title too while we're at it." "Tony, that's brilliant! As god as my witness this is going to turn the company around."
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Cranjis McBasketball
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Aug 2, 2022 0:29:24 GMT -5
Including one of the most infamous examples: "Bro to hype up this new Ready To Rumble film we should have David Arquette work and win in a main event match." "Gee Vince why don't why we give him the world title too while we're at it." "Tony, that's brilliant! As god as my witness this is going to turn the company around." Considering the state of WCW and that Arquette gave every last cent to Melanie Pillman, Martha Hart and Droz, I say it's a net positive.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Aug 2, 2022 0:46:58 GMT -5
Sega releasing The Saturn before it or a majority of the games were even finished Not only that... making it a "surprise", to literally everyone. Including the stores selling the consoles.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Aug 2, 2022 0:50:36 GMT -5
Sega releasing The Saturn before it or a majority of the games were even finished Additionally, Sega CD, 32x, and Saturn being in such close proximity meant they were essentially competing with themselves, along with everything else. 32x in general was a strange stop-gap. At least Sega CD came across like a significant jump past the Genesis, while the 32x was kind of half-baked. Saturn was probably still going to get its shit rocked by Playstation and N64, but nixing the 32x would have probably helped, along with not rushing the Saturn out like they did. Don't forget this also helped lead to the failure of the Dreamcast.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Aug 2, 2022 0:53:32 GMT -5
If Decca had signed The Beatles, I don’t think they would have quite been the success story they were. After being turned down by Decca, they ended up at EMI and most importantly, with George Martin and I have always maintained that without George Martin, The Beatles would have been a great band, with George Martin, they were the greatest band. And besides, Decca decided to sign The Rolling Stones not long after, so they did all right out of it. Yeah, Decca passing on The Beatles and eventually signing The Stones feels more like a fate-y thing than anything else. Everything worked out they way it should have. 1n 1976 the toy company Mego Corporation was offered the chance to make toys for an upcoming science fiction film and passed on it, and thus the deal went to Kenner. That upcoming film ended up being Star Wars which made Kenner 100 million dollars in 1978 alone. Mego Corp itself would go out of business in 1983. I learned during the Johnny Depp trial (of all places) that the merchandising side of the Star Wars film deal (in terms of a cut the studio would potentially get) was seen as unimportant on the studio's end, and they let George Lucas just have the rights from any future merch sales. Think about THAT one. Yeah, Fox assumed what could this unknown sci fi picture possibly have in terms of merchandising... and... honestly they were almost right... originally only a few coloring books and stuff were originally designed and going to be sold before... well... Star Wars. (hell they sold a f***ing empty box for Christmas because the toys wouldn't be ready for it.)
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Post by Mozenrath on Aug 2, 2022 0:55:55 GMT -5
Additionally, Sega CD, 32x, and Saturn being in such close proximity meant they were essentially competing with themselves, along with everything else. 32x in general was a strange stop-gap. At least Sega CD came across like a significant jump past the Genesis, while the 32x was kind of half-baked. Saturn was probably still going to get its shit rocked by Playstation and N64, but nixing the 32x would have probably helped, along with not rushing the Saturn out like they did. Don't forget this also helped lead to the failure of the Dreamcast. It did, but that was also probably going to be a problem, regardless. If Dreamcast had been held off on, it was going to be maybe even deader since it wasn't going to be able to compete with the PS2, much less that, X-Box, and Gamecube all at once. I do remember at least one big wig at Sega wanted to move to being a third party like they ended up doing, anyway, after the Saturn, but more or less got outvoted and the Dreamcast happened. I guess he already saw the writing on the wall, even if the rest of Sega were in denial.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Aug 2, 2022 1:07:14 GMT -5
Some executive looked at Zack Snyder's work and said "Yes, that's the person we want in charge of the DC movies." Their line of thought was "Chris Nolan's trilogy was really successful. Let's do all our DC movies like that!" That was the Ur bad decision that led to every other one regarding the DCEU. It's also seems to lead to... ALL BATMAN MOVIES SHOULD BE SUPER SERIOUS AND GROUNDED IN REALITY!
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