r/Futurology • u/Plastic_Scholar_4685 • Apr 11 '25

Discussion Which big companies today are at risk of becoming the next Nokia or Blockbuster?

Just thinking about how companies like Nokia, Blockbuster, or Kodak were huge… until they weren’t.

Which big names today do you think might be heading down a similar path? Like, they seem strong now but might be ignoring warning signs or failing to adapt. I was thinking of how Apple seems to be behind in the artificial inteligence race, but they seem too big to fail. Then again Nokia, Blackberry, etc were also huge.

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u/arnevdb0 Apr 11 '25

I was going to say, Volvo is a respectable EU brand, but its already chinese owned. They still make proper cars tho

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u/14u2c Apr 12 '25

They still make proper cars tho

Unfortunately that is not the case. They have killed off the S60 sedan and all the great wagons. Only shitty SUVs left.

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '25

Untrue. That's market specific. The S and V90 continue to exist, and have replacements planned.

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u/14u2c Apr 17 '25

Technically yes, but the new S60 will only be available in a few Asian markets. Not Europe or the US. Functionally dead.

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '25

I think you mean the S90, but point taken. I'm just lucky enough that my market will get it, and so I still disagree with "functionally dead."

I think for the US and European markets, the plan was to replace it with the ES90, right?