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Posted by timothy on Tuesday April 12, 2011 @07:12PM from the but-they're-cool-little-devices dept.

darthcamaro writes "Remember the Flip? When Pure Digital Technology first came out with the device it was one of the hottest gadgets, providing users with an ultra-portable camcorder. Then Cisco came along and bought the Flip for $590 million in 2009. Now less than two years later, Cisco is throwing the money, 550 employees and the Flip out the door." Wired has an analysis of why Flip floundered. I hope this means I can find a AA-powered Flip UltraHD for $50 in a clearance bin.

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Can I be the first to say... (Score:1, Funny)

by MrEricSir ( 398214 ) writes: on Tuesday April 12, 2011 @07:13PM (#35801124) Homepage

...that the Flip was a flop?

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by es79 ( 2039900 ) writes: on Tuesday April 12, 2011 @08:51PM (#35802210)

I've been sitting here looking at my Flip for about 10 minutes trying to figure out what exactly took more than 30 seconds to figure out.

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