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The series of mergers, acquisitions, and other corporate shenanigans that led to Kevin O'Leary forming the greatest CD-ROM shovelware operation of the 1990s, The Learning Company, remains one of the great cautionary tales about hypergrowth capitalism. www.computerchronicles.blog/computer-chr...

computerchronicles.blogThe Learning CompanyHow Kevin O'Leary spent the 1990s destroying the most notable computer game companies of the 1980s

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The Elusive Eric Emmanuel

@lorddalek.bsky.social

19 Sept

SoftKey and Kevin O'Leary were the original Vulture Capitalists. A lot of good companies like MECC and Broderbund got destroyed by his visionless consolidation plans.

Dave F

@siliconundergro.bsky.social

18 Sept

This is definitely something that doesn't get talked about enough. Ain't nothing wonderful about Kevin O'Leary.

Computer Chronicles Revisited

@deviledeggpress.com

18 Sept

The one part of the story I'd love to know more about is O'Leary/SoftKey getting control of Informatrix 2000, the Canadian tax software company, which I'd argue was the key link in the entire chain. The reports suggested quite a bit of corporate drama at Informatrix led up to O'Leary's takeover.

TrendyPress

@trendypress.bsky.social

18 Sept

The IRS giveth (forms) and the IRS taketh away (your will to live). Hang in there. 🧾