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Over the course of the last few weeks, a hat trick of magazine articles has led me to believe that we could very well be witnessing the final days of some marketplace dinosaurs. Unlike their prehistoric counterparts, today’s modern day dinosaurs are run by savvy business people who must be painfully aware of their demise. Our economy is at a cross-road, and as Bonnie Tyler once sang, we’re “holding out for a hero.” Instead of donning their capes and coming to our rescue, these industry behemoths seem to be consumed with self preservation. They desperately cling to the remaining vestiges of their past supremacy; despite the fact that their passing could very well be the salvation of the American way of life.
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