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Amazon terminates iRobot deal, Roomba maker to lay off 31% of staff (www.cnbc.com)
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Amazon terminates iRobot deal, Roomba maker to lay off 31% of staff::Amazon and iRobot said regulatory concerns made it impossible for the deal to move forward, sending the Roomba makers' shares plummeting.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Till apple didn’t stat the i- naming scheme till imac in 98.

So irobot at the time really was an original name…