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Don't Believe the Hype: The Biggest Technology Flops Ever
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Tags: Flops, Computers, Technology, Worst, History, Ever, 21, Dreamcast, Apple, DIVX, E-books, WebTV, Microsoft, Bob, IBM PCjr
We fondly recall 21 overpromoted products and technologies that utterly failed to live up to their hype -- and we give you a chance to choose the biggest flop of all. Do you know of any others? Read more by clicking on the link below.
| 1. | Apple Newton |
| 2. | Digital audio tape |
| 3. | DIVX |
| 4. | Dot-bombs |
| 5. | E-books |
| 6. | IBM PCjr |
| 7. | Internet currency |
| 8. | Iridium |
| 9. | Microsoft Bob |
| 10. | The paperless office |
| 11. | Push technology |
| 12. | Smart appliances |
| 13. | Virtual reality |
| 14. | Apple Lisa |
| 15. | Dreamcast |
| 16. | NeXT |
| 17. | OS/2 |
| 18. | Qube |
| 19. | Speech recognition |
| 20. | WebTV |
| 21. | Net PC |
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Hilarious- I remember all of this flopping. Awesome list!
Comment by: mlwormuth
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