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

  • Google Showtimes: 2005 – 2016

Killed almost 4 years ago, Google Showtimes was a standalone movie search result page. It was about 11 years old.

  • Pixate: 2012 – 2016

Killed almost 4 years ago, Pixate was a platform for creating sophisticated animations and interactions, and refine your designs through 100% native prototypes for iOS and Android. It was over 4 years old.

  • Google Nexus: 2010 – 2016

Killed almost 4 years ago, Google Nexus was Google’s line of flagship Android phones, tablets, and accessories. It was over 6 years old.

  • Project Ara: 2013 – 2016

Killed almost 4 years ago, Project Ara was a modular smartphone project under development by Google. It was almost 3 years old.

  • Web Hosting in Google Drive: 2012 – 2016

Killed almost 4 years ago, Web hosting in Google Drive was a method of uploading HTML, CSS and other files in order to publish live web sites. It was almost 4 years old.


  • Google Swiffy: 2011 – 2016

Killed about 4 years ago, Google Swiffy was a web-based tool that converted SWF files to HTML5. It was about 5 years old.

  • Google Wallet Card: 2013 – 2016

Killed about 4 years ago, Google Wallet Card was a prepaid debit card that let users pay for things in person and online using their Wallet balance at any retailer that accepted MasterCard. It was over 2 years old.

  • Nexus Player: 2014 – 2016

Killed about 4 years ago, Nexus Player was a digital media player that allowed users to play music, watch video originating from Internet services or a local network, and play games. It was over 1 year old.

  • Revolv: 2012 – 2016

Killed over 4 years ago, Revolv was a monitoring and control system that allowed users to control their connected devices from a single hub. It was about 4 years old.

  • Freebase: 2007 – 2016

Killed over 4 years ago, Freebase was a large collaborative knowledge base consisting of structured data composed mainly by its community members, developed by Metaweb(acquired by Google). It was about 9 years old.

 




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