How RadioShack Lost the Future It Helped Build

RadioShack filed for bankruptcy on February 5, 2015. We think it really died more than three years earlier, and its own documents show the day. 0:00 The Date on the Paperwork 0:53 The Two Easy Answers 2:46 The Healthy Patient 5:22 Too Late 7:28 Too Early 9:21 The Best Years 11:35 Ninety-Seven Days 14:35 Cause of Death 18:01 The Lights Stay On Photo credits: Cedorris (CC BY-SA 4.0), Francisco Gonzalez (CC BY 2.0), Indiana Landmarks (CC BY 4.0), Joe Haupt (CC BY-SA 2.0), Kevin Savetz (CC BY 2.0), Laura Northrup (CC BY 2.0), Michael Steeber (CC BY-SA 2.0), Nicholas Eckhart (CC BY 2.0), Rderijcke (CC BY-SA 4.0), Rick Obst (CC BY 2.0), ShockleyVacant (CC BY-SA 3.0), Steve Shook (CC BY 2.0), ValorosoIT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Thumbnail reference photo: Pittigrilli and Springsgrace (CC BY 4.0).