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

  • Google Chrome Frame: 2010 – 2014

Killed over 6 years ago, Google Chrome Frame was a plugin for Internet Explorer that allowed web pages to be displayed using WebKit and the V8 JavaScript engine. It was over 3 years old.

  • Google Notifier: 2005 – 2014

Killed over 6 years ago, Google Notifier alerted users to new emails on their Gmail account. It was about 9 years old.

  • Bump!: 2009 – 2014

Killed over 6 years ago, Bump! is a discontinued iOS and Android mobile app that enables smartphone users to transfer contact information, photos and files between devices. It was almost 5 years old.

  • Google Offers: 2011 – 2014

Killed over 6 years ago, Google Offers was a service offering discounts and coupons. Initially, it was a deal of the day website similar to Groupon. It was over 2 years old.

  • Google Currents: 2011 – 2013

Killed almost 7 years ago, Google Currents was a social magazine app by google, which was replaced by Google Play Newsstand. It was almost 2 years old.

  • Google Checkout: 2006 – 2013

Killed almost 7 years ago, Google Checkout was an online payment processing service that aimed to simplify the process of paying for online purchases. It was over 7 years old.

  • Google Trader: 2010 – 2013

Killed almost 7 years ago, Google Trader was a classifieds service run by Google in Ghana, Uganda, Kenya and Nigeria to help customers trade goods and services online. It was almost 3 years old.


  • iGoogle: 2005 – 2013

Killed almost 7 years ago, iGoogle was a customizable Ajax-based start page or personal web portal. It was over 8 years old.

  • Google Latitude: 2009 – 2013

Killed about 7 years ago, Google Latitude was a location-aware feature of Google Maps, a successor to an earlier SMS-based service Dodgeball. It was over 4 years old.

  • Google Reader: 2005 – 2013

Killed about 7 years ago, Google Reader was a RSS/Atom feed aggregator. It was over 7 years old.

 




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