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The Product Graveyard

Graveyard · By company · Updated NOV 2026

Failed Amazon Products and Why They Failed

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3 products, launched from 2014 to 2018. The causes their entries cite most often are unclear value (3 of 3) and change of company strategy (2 of 3).

My post on failed products examples covers twelve famous cases from tech and why each one failed.

  • 2026

    Amazon Go

    Amazon · Marketplaces and commerce · AI

    Amazon said most Go stores would close February 1, 2026, and its California stores later

  • Aug 2019

    Amazon Dash Button

    Amazon · Consumer hardware

    Amazon said Dash Buttons would stop placing orders worldwide on August 31, 2019

  • Aug 2015

    Amazon Fire Phone

    Amazon · Phones

    Amazon ceased sales in August 2015, when the phone sold out

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