Hosted by Stephen Hackett and Quinn Nelson.
Not all tech products succeed once on the market, and some are killed off with little warning. Flashback looks back at failed tech products to see what we can learn by studying their demises.
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#2: The Microsoft Zune
February 27th, 2020 · 51 minutes
In the 2000s, the iPod was a true juggernaut, simply dominating the portable music player market. Microsoft wanted a piece of the pie, and launched the Zune 30, which eventually spread into a line of both hardware products and software services. However, it barely made a dent in Apple's commanding lead. This episode, Quinn and Stephen look into wh…
#1: The Newton
February 11th, 2020 · 42 minutes
Today, Apple is well known for its mobile devices like the iPhone and iPad, but in the 1990s, the Macintosh-only company invented the Personal Digital Assistant. Its PDA was the Newton, a family of handwriting-based devices that promised mobile productivity. However, after five short years, the whole line was cancelled. This episode, Stephen and Q…
#0: Introduction
February 11th, 2020 · 2 minutes
On this season of Flashback, we’ll be looking at examples of failed tech products or companies.