Some tech companies change the world and shake up their respective industries, only to go the way of the dodo in the end. What could take a multi-billion-dollar corporation from the top of its game to the gutter?
Take Napster, for example. After it launched in 1999, members flocked by the millions to the revolutionary free music sharing site. And though it fundamentally changed the way we saw the music industry and the Internet, lawsuits and injunctions ended its brief bloom just two years later.
Not all companies have such a tumultuous life as Napster, however. Some stay ahead of the field for decades before succumbing. Take a look at this infographic (click to enlarge), courtesy of Total Bankruptcy, and learn what these companies contributed to our lives — and what led to their deaths.
Do you remember any of these companies vividly? How could they have avoided bankruptcy? What's their real legacy? Leave a comment and let us know.
