Graveyard By decade Updated OCT 2026
Failed Products of the 2010s: Why They Failed
8 products, launched from 2010 to 2018. The causes their entries cite most often are competition (5 of 8) and unclear value (5 of 8).
My post on failed products examples covers twelve famous cases from tech and why each one failed.
No end date
Apple Maps (2012 launch)
Apple Apps and online services
Still live as of October 2026; Apple rebuilt the map and finished the US rollout in January 2020
2026
Amazon Go
Amazon Marketplaces and commerce AI
Amazon said most Go stores would close February 1, 2026, and its California stores later
Mar 2023
Google Glass
Google Wearables
Google stopped selling Glass Enterprise Edition on March 15, 2023
Dec 2019
Windows Phone and Nokia Lumia
Microsoft and Nokia Phones
Microsoft ended support for Windows 10 Mobile on December 10, 2019
Apr 2019
Google+
Google Social networks
Consumer Google+ shut down on April 2, 2019; its workplace successor, Currents, closed in 2023
2017
3D TV
Samsung, LG, Sony and others TV and video
LG and Sony, the last two major makers, dropped 3D from their 2017 TVs
Mar 2016
Tay
Microsoft Assistants and chatbots AI
Taken offline after about 16 hours; a brief return ended on March 30, 2016
Aug 2015
Amazon Fire Phone
Amazon Phones
Amazon ceased sales in August 2015, when the phone sold out