Google Fails More Times Than It Succeeds, 200 Google Products that failed

  • Timeful: 2012 – 2015

Killed over 4 years ago, Timeful was an iOS to do list and calendar application, developed to reinvent the way that people manage their most precious resource of time. It was almost 4 years old.

  • Picasa: 2002 – 2015

Killed almost 5 years ago, Picasa was an image organizer and image viewer for organizing and editing digital photos. It was almost 13 years old.

  • Google Flu Trends: 2008 – 2015

Killed about 5 years ago, Google Flu Trends was a service attempting to make accurate predictions about flu activity. It was almost 7 years old.

  • Google Catalogs: 2011 – 2015

Killed about 5 years ago, Google Catalogs was a shopping application that delivered the virtual catalogs of large retailers to users. It was almost 4 years old.

  • Google Moderator: 2008 – 2015

Killed about 5 years ago, Google Moderator was a service that used crowdsourcing to rank user-submitted questions, suggestions and ideas. It was almost 7 years old.


  • Android @ Home: 2011 – 2015

Killed about 5 years ago, Android @ Home allowed a user’s device to discover, connect, and communicate with devices and appliances in the home. It was about 4 years old.

  • Field Trip: 2012 – 2015

Killed over 5 years ago, Field Trip was a mobile app that acted as a virtual tour guide by cross referencing multiple sources of information to provide users information about points of interest near them. It was over 2 years old.

  • Google Helpouts: 2013 – 2015

Killed over 5 years ago, Google Helpouts was an online collaboration service where users could share their expertise through live video. It was over 1 year old.

  • BebaPay: 2013 – 2015

Killed over 5 years ago, BebaPay was a form of electronic ticketing platform in Nairobi, Kenya that was developed by Google in partnership with Equity Bank. It was almost 2 years old.

  • Google Play Edition: 2013 – 2015

Killed over 5 years ago, Google Play Edition devices were a series of Android smartphones and tablets sold by Google. It was over 1 year old.

 




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