30 Times “The Next Big Thing” Turned Out To Be A Flop

Best way I heard them described was that you didn't actually buy and own the "art" you only bought and owned the receipt.

Yeah, I thought that there must be something that I just wasn't understanding about them, because, surely, no one is that stupid.

I worked in wireless at the time: almost every smartphone run on Windows. Samsungs, Pantech, and so many more. They worked. And most had 3G, much faster Internet speed than the 2G on the iPhone.

I absolutely loved my windows phone when I had it

Yep, lack of apps killed it. I really liked it, great operating system

I loved mine.

I completely agree. I had the same problem but the phone and software itself were fantastic, I just hated not having proper apps. It was a Nokia phone on top of that, so it was practically indestructible

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The biggest reason it failed was because Microsoft had a big lawsuit going against them at the time (I forgot what it was for). Most of their time and recourses went to that, forcing them to neglect the development of the Windows phone.

I also loved my windows phone.

Electric scooters "may be more user-friendly", but they seem to be ridden by total idiots who don't know the traffic rules, don't understand traffic signs, have multiple people riding one scooter, run red lights, ride drunk, and scooters are "parked" diagonally on the sidewalk, in front of doors, and in front of stairs. I keep scooter rental apps on my phone so I can report violations quickly. If you park incorrectly, you first get a fine and then a rental ban. I enjoy this rogue parking fine handing out.

The CEO of Segway Inc falling to his death over a cliff from one didn't help on the PR side.

You should be able to lean on a stool type set up.

… and very dangerous to the rider, even one wearing protective equipment. A scooter’s handlebar is positioned perfectly to cause chest or abdomen injuries in an accident. Segways never got popular enough to run up a major record of rider injuries — except damage to the rider’s dignity.

Lived in Austin TX and worked downtown. There were the segway tours/brigades that would run pedestrians off the sidewalk.

Electric scooters are not at all the same concept (save for the fact that they both utilize electric motors) the segway was a self balancing device that you controlled by shifting your body weight to accelerate, stop and steer. A closer comparison would be those "hoverboards" that kept catching fire or the self balancing electric unicycles. Segway's cost $5000, had a top speed of 12.5 mph and a travel distance of 12 miles on a charge, with the more expensive model increasing range to 24 miles. They weren't particularly safe (the inventor of the segway famously died after losing control of his segway and driving it off a cliff) Comparatively electric scooters that cost $250- $300 have a speed range of 15-25mph, and travel range of 10-20 miles. On the high-end, The Kaabo Wolf King GTR has a top speed of 60mph, and a range of 112 miles on a charge, with a price tag of $3500, 5 times faster with 4.5 times the range of a segway for 70% the price.

I'm going to hell for it but when I heard that I did chuckle a bit

Bring back bare bones.Dev now justifying their salaries adding silly new features.

They could try it now. Just promise not to crawl up the POTUS a$$hole and sell out all their users. Put things in chronological order like everyone wants. Fewer ads and “recommendations”. They might get some traction.

It ended up for the Google fanboys only

Also, not everyone can see it - glasses or not!

Also the glasses are awkward to wear if you already wear glasses

That is probably why the the 3D movies were slightly more expensive.

It felt 'gimmicky' to me. And also a hassle, plus our local theaters at least charged extra for 3D movies. I saw Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs in 3D. The effects were mildly interesting but I didn't feel the 3D aspect really added that much to the movie. Because - grandkids - I've also seen it in 2D on DVD and entertainment level is about the same without the added hassle.

I saw that. They did bring 3D back rather successfully for the first Avatar movie release. I saw it in 3D and I thought it was great. Then I saw it later in 2D and I thought, "why did I like this?" I had totally forgotten about 3D-TV

They're much harder to catch.

All the ostrich I ever ate was tasteless and tough. It's only really good enough as a burger patty, and even then it's pretty bad.

Got some from Lidl a couple of years back. Not seen it since.

I had an ostrich burger at Borough market, and it was really tough. Probably just badly cooked, though.

It does taste good. Similar to sandhill cranes. "Ribeye in the sky"

Oh cool! I've never had it, but I'll keep an eye out any time I travel to that half of the Earth.

Really? That's awful, poor birds! Also: I don't want to come across an angry bird that size

My mum has chickens and has recently gotten guinea fowls too as they are meant to warn them of foxes etc. I'm curious to know what they taste like :)

And hilarious. There's something inherently funny about the duck. I settled on Muscovies, quiet, curious, charming, and pleasant to have around. 900c7cae6f...0845af.jpg