Short monologue-style YouTube transcript (Brendan Kane) reflecting on Apple’s Pippin game console: speaker outlines the product pitch (CD-based, internet-capable console), then admits commercial failure—selling under 40,000 units—and describes the project as a costly, “terrible idea.” The tone shifts from promotional optimism to regret and incredulity about financial losses.
Hear me out. We make computers. And now games. Games. A game console. It's called Pippin. CD based, Internet ready. Future proof will be better than Nintendo 64. People can't even check email reliably. And CDs are expensive. They'll see the value. It's revolutionary. Or they're just going to ignore it and call it overpriced. Nonsense. We sold under 40,000 units of our games console. Oh my God. Yep. Nobody cared. So you're telling me we blew millions of dollars? It was a terrible idea. Maybe it was.
