20 Companies That KILLED Their Own Best Products (And Forgot About It)

20 Companies That KILLED Their Own Best Products (And Forgot About It)

Google has killed nearly 300 products. Apple removed a universal standard that worked for 60 years. Nokia ignored the iPhone while holding 40% of the global market. These aren't random failures, they're deliberate decisions by the biggest companies on the planet to destroy the things people loved most.

In this video, we count down 20 companies that looked at their own best-selling, most beloved creations and pulled the plug anyway. From Microsoft's Zune to Google's entire product graveyard, these are the corporate decisions that cost billions, destroyed consumer trust, and changed technology forever.

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 — Introduction
1:02 — #20: Microsoft and the Zune
2:05 — #19: Toshiba and HD DVD
3:09 — #18: Yahoo and Flickr
4:08 — #17: Palm and webOS
5:23 — #16: Kodak and the digital camera
6:25 — #15: Sega and the Dreamcast
7:40 — #14: BlackBerry and the keyboard
8:51 — #13: Microsoft and Windows Phone
9:59 — #12: Sony and the Walkman
11:27 — #11: Nintendo and the Virtual Boy
12:42 — #10: Google Reader
13:48 — #9: MSN Messenger
15:04 — #8: Amazon Fire Phone
16:11 — #7: Apple and the iPod Classic
17:52 — #6: Google Stadia
19:32 — #5: Nokia and Symbian
21:12 — #4: Sony and Betamax
22:50 — #3: Google+
24:40 — #2: Apple and the headphone jack
26:33 — #1: Google and everything
28:46 — What this all means?

Key facts from this video:
📊 Google has discontinued nearly 300 products since launch
📊 Nokia went from 40% global market share to selling its handset division in 6 years
📊 Microsoft's Nokia write-off was larger than the purchase price
📊 The iPod Classic sold for DOUBLE retail price after Apple killed it

Sources include NPD Group, Gartner, Strategy Analytics, company financial reports, and killedbygoogle.com.

Which company made the worst decision? Drop your answer in the comments, I read every single one.

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Дата на публикация: 4 април, 2026
Категория: Наука и технология
Ключови думи: and That Best it 20 about forgot Own Their killed products Companies