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Kodak Digital Camera
Failure to innovate 2/12/24 Failure to innovate 2/12/24

Kodak Digital Camera

When Kodak invented the digital camera back in 1975 they didn’t know that it would ultimately lead to their bankruptcy.

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Amazon Destinations
Digital Disasters 9/29/20 Digital Disasters 9/29/20

Amazon Destinations

Amazon's hotel-booking website lasted six months...

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Nike Magneto
The Future Is Not Now 5/19/20 The Future Is Not Now 5/19/20

Nike Magneto

They required gluing a magnet to your head so the eyewear would clip on to the magnets.

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Logbar Ring
Digital Disasters 5/14/20 Digital Disasters 5/14/20

Logbar Ring

The company raised nearly a million dollars on the crowdfunding site Kickstarter.

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Boeing 737 Max
Failure in Motion 5/14/20 Failure in Motion 5/14/20

Boeing 737 Max

In 2018 and 2019 two crashes killed 346 people.

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Vasa Warship
Failure in Motion 5/14/20 Failure in Motion 5/14/20

Vasa Warship

The Vasa was dangerously top heavy and unstable, but she was impatiently ordered out to sea.

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Philips Video 2000
Failure to innovate 5/14/20 Failure to innovate 5/14/20

Philips Video 2000

Video 2000 took too long to develop, suffered from high production costs

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We-Vibe Vibrator
Failure XXX 5/14/20 Failure XXX 5/14/20

We-Vibe Vibrator

Imagine real sex via Internet...

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Sony Google TV Remote
What Were They Thinking 5/14/20 What Were They Thinking 5/14/20

Sony Google TV Remote

The Google TV devices were not user-friendly This hideous Sony remote had 88 separate button.

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Barnes & Noble Nook
Failure to innovate 5/14/20 Failure to innovate 5/14/20

Barnes & Noble Nook

Barnes & Noble did not understand that when it comes to keeping the customer happy...

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LaserDisc
So Close And Yet 5/14/20 So Close And Yet 5/14/20

LaserDisc

This futuristic media format offered much better video quality than the VCR

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Apple Newton
So Close And Yet 5/14/20 So Close And Yet 5/14/20

Apple Newton

The Newton was an innovative idea with immature technology - an incomplete product launched far too early.

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Olivetti Envision
Digital Disasters 5/14/20 Digital Disasters 5/14/20

Olivetti Envision

The computer was unusually stylish. To appeal to people not used to computers

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AYDS diet candy
Bad Taste 5/14/20 Bad Taste 5/14/20

AYDS diet candy

“Why take diet pills when you can enjoy Ayds?”

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3D TV
The Future Is Not Now 5/14/20 The Future Is Not Now 5/14/20

3D TV

This failure in technology wasn’t for a lack of trying

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Toshiba HD DVD
So Close And Yet 5/14/20 So Close And Yet 5/14/20

Toshiba HD DVD

Toshiba failed to get enough support from the major film studios and retailers and lost almost 1 billion dollars.

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Sony Betamax
So Close And Yet 5/14/20 So Close And Yet 5/14/20

Sony Betamax

This classic story demonstrates that technical excellence and being first to market is not enough.

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Motorola - Iridium
The Future Is Not Now 5/14/20 The Future Is Not Now 5/14/20

Motorola - Iridium

A total of 66 satellites were required at a cost of $5 billion.

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Sony Minidisc
So Close And Yet 5/14/20 So Close And Yet 5/14/20

Sony Minidisc

This digital audio format worked just like a CD - only it was smaller and more convenient.

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Trump University
Trump 5/13/20 Trump 5/13/20

Trump University

Degrees in real estate, asset management, entrepreneurship, and wealth creation...

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