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

  • Google Bulletin: 2018 – 2019

Killed 9 months ago, Google Bulletin was a hyperlocal news service where users could post news from their neighborhood and allow others in the same areas to hear those stories. It was almost 2 years old.

  • Touring Bird: 2018 – 2019

Killed 9 months ago, Touring Bird was an Area 120 incubator project which helped users compare prices, book tours, tickets, and experiences, and learn about top destinations around the world. It was about 1 year old.

  • Datally: 2017 – 2019

Killed 10 months ago, Datally (formerly Triangle) was a smart app by Google that helped you save, manage, and share your mobile data. It was over 2 years old.

  • Google Clips: 2017 – 2019

Killed 10 months ago, Google Clips was a miniature clip-on camera that could automatically capture interesting or relevant video clips determined by machine learning algorithms. It was about 2 years old.

  • Google Daydream: 2016 – 2019

Killed 10 months ago, Google Daydream was a virtual reality platform and set of hardware devices that worked with certain Android phones. It was almost 3 years old.

  • YouTube Leanback: 2010 – 2019

Killed 11 months ago, YouTube Leanback was an optimized version of YouTube used for television web browsers and webview application wrappers. It was about 9 years old.


  • Follow Your World: 2011 – 2019

Killed 11 months ago, Follow Your World allowed users to register points of interest on Google Maps and receive email updates whenever the imagery is updated. It was over 8 years old.

  • G Suite Training: 2013 – 2019

Killed 11 months ago, G Suite Training (previously known as Synergyse) provided interactive and video-based training for 20 Google G Suite products in nine languages through a website and a Chrome extension. It was over 6 years old.

  • YouTube Messages: 2017 – 2019

Killed 11 months ago, YouTube Messages was a direct messaging feature that allowed users to share and discuss videos one-on-one and in groups on YouTube. It was about 2 years old.

  • YouTube for Nintendo 3DS: 2013 – 2019

Killed 12 months ago, YouTube app for Nintendo 3DS, 2DS, and New 3DS allowed users to stream YouTube videos on the portable gaming console. It was almost 6 years old.

 




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