PC Magazine listed really great and visionary IT technologies,
that simply were ahead of time - and failed:
Microsoft:
WebTV (1997)
Tablet PCs (2002)
WinFS (1990s)
Sidewalk.com (1997)
OS/2 (1987)
Passport (2000)
Windows Live Spaces (2004)
.NET (2002)
WinG (1993)
Sidewinder Freestyle Pro (1998)
Apple:
OpenDoc (1992)
Cyberdog (1996)
HyperCard (1987)
Newton (1993)
PowerBook Duo 230 (1992)
Mac G4 Cube (1999)
eWorld (1994)
Macintosh TV (1993)
Mac Quadra 610 DOS Compatible (1994)
Bandai Pippin (1996)
QuickTake 100 (1994)
Thanks, PCmag for this refresh cycle on a list of technology's leftover lane.
Maybe there are still a few ideas to discover. And please don't shout: ".NET a
failure?" - read the article before you reply.
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link:
http://www.pcmag.com/print_article2/0,1217,a%253D229937,00.asp
