▲ 106 ▼ Van poof! Dutch e-bike maker VanMoof goes bankrupt, leaving riders stranded (www.npr.org) submitted 3 years ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml 24 comments fedilink hide all child comments The sophisticated bicycle has attracted fans in Europe and the U.S., but repairs under warranty have bled the company of money.
[–] Illecors@lemmy.cafe 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Whiskey Tango Foxtrot :D permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Inductor@feddit.de 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Something similar happened last year. A company that made eye implants to help blind people see went bankrupt, and suddenly they weren't around to repair/replace/remove the implants anymore. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 0101010001110100@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 years ago Holy shit. That one lady was just walking around the New York subway and her eye implant went dark. That's wild. Imagine if that happened to a wheelchair user, or someone with a prosthetic leg. Or an artificial internal organ! The company just shuts down and so do your body parts? Truly terrifying. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Inductor@feddit.de 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Something similar happened last year. A company that made eye implants to help blind people see went bankrupt, and suddenly they weren't around to repair/replace/remove the implants anymore. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 0101010001110100@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 years ago Holy shit. That one lady was just walking around the New York subway and her eye implant went dark. That's wild. Imagine if that happened to a wheelchair user, or someone with a prosthetic leg. Or an artificial internal organ! The company just shuts down and so do your body parts? Truly terrifying. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 0101010001110100@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 years ago Holy shit. That one lady was just walking around the New York subway and her eye implant went dark. That's wild. Imagine if that happened to a wheelchair user, or someone with a prosthetic leg. Or an artificial internal organ! The company just shuts down and so do your body parts? Truly terrifying. permalink fedilink source parent