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| - | **Ryber** was a company that implemented the [[Idiotic Strategy]], leading the company to let go of all of its employees. The outflow of employees from the company was so strong, that in the media the company logo was changed to a pissing elephant. Ryber was then officially dissolved ("They pissed themselves out", said the media). | + | **Ryber** was a company that implemented the [[Idiotic Strategy]], leading the company to let go of all of its employees. The outflow of employees from the company was so strong, that in the media the company's logo was changed to a pissing elephant. Ryber was then officially dissolved ("They pissed themselves out", said the media). |
| ===== History ===== | ===== History ===== | ||
| - | Ryber was founded with good intentions. It produced an SDK that generates Virtual Pistons, and became a market leader by 2006. That leadership position was held by the company up to 2008. By that time the C-level of the company decided to sell the company to a larger holding, with the hope of producing more and better Virtual Pistons. | + | Ryber was founded with good intentions. |
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| + | It produced an SDK that generates Virtual Pistons, and became a market leader by 2006. Which is basically immediately, since no one else produced Virtual Pistons. | ||
| [{{:wiki:piston.png?nolink&200 |Artist's impression of a Ryber Virtual Piston}}] | [{{:wiki:piston.png?nolink&200 |Artist's impression of a Ryber Virtual Piston}}] | ||
| - | One of the problems that the company encountered early on was the vagueness of the business case. To put it simply, nobody seemed to need Virtual Pistons. Ryber attempted to create a Ryber API, which would allow developers and their immediate family members access any parameter of a Virtual Piston. However, it was still not very clear why would anoyone want to access properties of a Virtual Piston, or why these Virtual Pistons even need to exist. | + | One of the problems that the company encountered early on was the vagueness of the business case. To put it simply, nobody seemed to need Virtual Pistons. Ryber attempted to create a Ryber API, which would allow developers and their immediate family members access any parameters of a Virtual Piston. However, it was still not very clear why would anoyone want to access properties of a Virtual Piston, or why these Virtual Pistons even need to exist. |
| In 2010 company management had decided to pursue the Idiotic Strategy. The Strategy killed the company in late 2012. | In 2010 company management had decided to pursue the Idiotic Strategy. The Strategy killed the company in late 2012. | ||
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