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The Major Company That Played the Most Expensive Game of Rock, Paper, Scissors Ever (2019x294)
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While you’ve probably never heard of Maspro Denkoh, a Japanese company founded in 1952 that makes various TV reception equipment, among other things, they will likely forever be remembered in the annals of business lore thanks to a rather oddball decision made by Takashi Hashiyama- the man who would head the company for a little over half a century before his death in 2007 at the age of 76.
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Sources:
https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-christies-sothebys-played-rock-paper-scissors-20-million-consignment
http://maspro.net/about/corporate-history
https://www.npr.org/2015/02/27/389488882/anything-for-the-client
https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB111473282644020271
http://news.bbc.co