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The Product Graveyard

Graveyard · By decade · Updated OCT 2026

Failed Products of the 2000s: Why They Failed

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3 products, launched from 2002 to 2009. The causes their entries cite most often are competition (2 of 3), quality and reliability (2 of 3) and social acceptance (2 of 3).

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

  • Jul 2020

    Segway PT

    Segway · Personal transport

    Segway retired the PT and ended its US production on July 15, 2020

  • 2019

    Tata Nano

    Tata Motors · Personal transport

    Tata Motors built no Nanos in 2019 and never formally announced the end

  • Sep 2014

    Orkut

    Google · Social networks

    Google shut Orkut down on September 30, 2014

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