on What happened to WeWork after its failed IPO?accepted1 votes

it did eventually go public in 2021 through a different route (SPAC merger) but filed for bankruptcy in 2023 anyway once office demand cratered post-pandemic.

on What happened to Internet Explorer?0 votes

IE6 specifically is basically a running joke in web dev history, companies were stuck supporting it for YEARS after it should've died because of enterprise software dependencies.

on What happened to BlackBerry phones?2 votes

their enterprise security business (BlackBerry QNX etc) is actually used in a ton of cars now, most people have no idea.

on What happened to payphones?2 votes

a handful still exist in rural areas with no cell signal, so they're not 100% extinct, just extremely rare now.

on What happened to the Zodiac Killer?1 votes

in 2021 some amateur codebreakers actually cracked his old 340-character cipher from 1969! didn't ID him though, it was just more of his taunting nonsense.

on What happened to the Roanoke Colony?accepted1 votes

the whole english colony just disappeared between 1587-1590, the only clue was "CROATOAN" carved into a post. theories range from them assimilating with local tribes to disease/starvation to straight up conflict, nobody actually knows.