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Coup confusion delayed mating (8)
cheers,
Super
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Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
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Coup confusion COPU (anag)
delayed LATE mating
COPULATE
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Come on,
Give sometime to breath. That was super fast
cheers,
Super
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Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
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One of those: I saw the puzzle, saw the answer immediately.
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What super is saying is "COPULATE" off and give others a chance.
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OK - I'll try really hard to not give the answer tomorrow, sound alright?
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All I'm asking is for you not to be premature
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Same here but can't do one tomorrow
We can’t stop here, this is bat country - Hunter S Thompson RIP
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We'll have to ask @super
He won Friday's!
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ooh, Thanks for reminding.. It comes in 10 mins
cheers,
Super
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I shall stifle the immediate reply that came to mind.
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An interesting write-up on Marketwatch: We asked musicians why guitar companies like Gibson are struggling and how to revive them - MarketWatch
Gibson pursued a diversification strategy as a “music lifestyle” brand, pivoting unsuccessfully into the home entertainment and audio-equipment industries. The company has announced it will liquidate its consumer-electronics business while restructuring its business to focus on its musical instruments.
“They are an iconic American brand but the people who ran the company got greedy and started doing things that weren’t what got them there. The problem wasn’t people not buying enough guitars; it was the way they were running their business,” (Stevie Salas)
(and the reason I'm posting this here in the Lounge is that it's a follow-up to a post made here, I guess about a week ago.)
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Marc Clifton wrote: the people who ran the company got greedy
I haven't read the article yet, but this part is probably the most important reason for the bankruptcy.
I hope they learned their lesson(s) and are on the road to getting their act together.
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They should string 'em up!
Keep your friends close. Keep Kill your enemies closer.
The End
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Don't fret: somebody will!
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You've got some neck or you're nuts
We can’t stop here, this is bat country - Hunter S Thompson RIP
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I'm just trying to bridge the gap.
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Didn't we all these guitar puns last week.
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Yeah that struck a chord with me.
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Much the same happened in the UK some years ago, to General Electric, run by Arnold Weinstock[^]. A successful company that made money by sticking to its core business and not throwing money away on mad projects. Once it got taken over by "people who understood modern business" it lost value and credibility very quickly.
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Personally I think they diversified too quickly. The jump from guitars to home entertainment is just too large.
What they should have done is gone, is going, or in the direction of other instruments or in the amplification realm (like Fender) or into pedals and effects.
From amplification to sound systems is not a too huge step and from that they could jump to their home entertainment business desire. (I'm talking at least 2 decades here)
But that's just my opinion. They'll probably sell of most or all of their side businesses and will have to find a new invester for the instrument making part. Now I need to check my bank account if I have enough money
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Pedals, other instruments, it is all small scale though. Home entertainment is a massive one.
Clearly someone at Gibson said "we have this massive name, iconic, if we make consumer electronics for a huge market like this we are bound to dominate it"
But they got it wrong, their product didnt sell/didnt appeal outside of the music world, or their product wasnt good enough.
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They have tried to sell amplifiers in the past and was not particularly successful for them.
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Should have been a good indicator back then, that things could not go as planned with their diversification
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