ComputerWorld has an interesting article titled “Don’t Believe the Hype: The 21 Biggest Technology Flops”. As explained on the website the technologies listed are not necessarily bad, but they were either ahead of their times or overblown by high expectations. Here is the list:
- Apple Newton
- Digital audio tape
- DIVX
- Dot-bombs
- E-books
- IBM PCjr
- Internet currency
- Iridium
- Microsoft Bob
- The Net PC
- The paperless office
- Push technology
- Smart appliances
- Virtual reality
- Apple Lisa
- Dreamcast
- NeXT
- OS/2
- Qube
- Speech recognition
- WebTV
Check the story for a description of each technology. You can also vote to declare the biggest flop!
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