Opinions as to why it flopped....

Why Cisco's Flip flopped in the camera business

Cisco Kills the Flip Camera, Consumers Ask Why

"The one piece of the puzzle that doesn't quite fit is why Cisco didn't sell the Flip. Surely, someone could have made a go of a product that was pulling in some $400 million a year in revenue.

It could be that Cisco wants to hold on to the technology. Or maybe there's some other reason that a sales doesn't fit its corporate priorities. It doesn't matter. Cisco needed to kill the Flip, and that's a big loss for consumers."

Why did they not attempt to sell it to recoup some of their 590 million loss?

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