NO 1. Final Cut Pro X
Apple's Final Cut Pro tool is a program that's helped movie makers everywhere hone their craft, so you can see why 'Final Cut Pro X' was limited to iMovie projects only and didn't support multicam, there was going to be considerable backlash. 600 filmmakers signed a complaint over the program, forcing Apple to refund its buyers and re-release the previous version of 'Final Cut Pro'.
Apple's Final Cut Pro tool is a program that's helped movie makers everywhere hone their craft, so you can see why 'Final Cut Pro X' was limited to iMovie projects only and didn't support multicam, there was going to be considerable backlash. 600 filmmakers signed a complaint over the program, forcing Apple to refund its buyers and re-release the previous version of 'Final Cut Pro'.
NO 2. Nintendo 3DS
The 3DS was supposed to bring a new era of portable gaming with its 3D display. However, as anyone who's ever been to a 3D movie knows that those images swimming in front of your face are not all they're cracked up to be. Couple that with a lack of blockbuster games, a $250 price tag, and sometimes nausea inducing 3D, it's easy to see why this wasn't exactly a radio friendly unit shifter.
The 3DS was supposed to bring a new era of portable gaming with its 3D display. However, as anyone who's ever been to a 3D movie knows that those images swimming in front of your face are not all they're cracked up to be. Couple that with a lack of blockbuster games, a $250 price tag, and sometimes nausea inducing 3D, it's easy to see why this wasn't exactly a radio friendly unit shifter.
NO 3. Blackberry Playbook
The Playbook was supposed to be an iPad-killer. RIM's tradition of making work-friendly devices with lots of functionality was up against a product that nobody knew they wanted, and in fact made fun of, but became one of Apple's bestsellers. The Playbook was supposed to have the best of the enterprise and consumer worlds, with the security of the enterprise side, the app store and HDMI output of the consumer side. Now, RIM the tablet has forced RIM to take a pre-tax provision of $485 million. That's a lot of unsold Playbooks, even though they're on a 2-for-1 deal right now.
The Playbook was supposed to be an iPad-killer. RIM's tradition of making work-friendly devices with lots of functionality was up against a product that nobody knew they wanted, and in fact made fun of, but became one of Apple's bestsellers. The Playbook was supposed to have the best of the enterprise and consumer worlds, with the security of the enterprise side, the app store and HDMI output of the consumer side. Now, RIM the tablet has forced RIM to take a pre-tax provision of $485 million. That's a lot of unsold Playbooks, even though they're on a 2-for-1 deal right now.
NO 4. Facebook Profile Updates
Facebook traditionally gets flack whenever it tries to roll out an update across the site. From the 'stalker bar' that gave you constant rolling updates of your friend's activities, to Facebook Deals, each update tends to end up in a constant wave of 'I want the old Facebook back!', followed by silence after the fuss has subsided and people say, hey, it's not that bad.
Facebook traditionally gets flack whenever it tries to roll out an update across the site. From the 'stalker bar' that gave you constant rolling updates of your friend's activities, to Facebook Deals, each update tends to end up in a constant wave of 'I want the old Facebook back!', followed by silence after the fuss has subsided and people say, hey, it's not that bad.
NO 5. HP Touchpad
Poor TouchPad. So much promise in an OS that's loved by critics and a great name behind the brand, but at 6 weeks after launch, it was announced that the sluggish tablet had passed on.
Poor TouchPad. So much promise in an OS that's loved by critics and a great name behind the brand, but at 6 weeks after launch, it was announced that the sluggish tablet had passed on.
NO 6. 3D TV
Honestly, do you want to wear bulky 3D glasses at home just to watch the (few) movies? Yeah, thought as much.
Honestly, do you want to wear bulky 3D glasses at home just to watch the (few) movies? Yeah, thought as much.
NO 7. Motorola Xoom
With their counter-'1984' commercial , 4G LTE connectivity, Android 3.0, and Flash-enabled browsing, the Xoom was expected to make a huge dent in the burgeoning tablet market. However, upon launch it was clear that the Xoom still had some ways to go to even being an iPad rival. The hardware had to be sent back to the manufacturer for an upgrade so that 4G LTE would usable, Flash was spotty at best in its mobile in carnation, and it was just a tad too expensive. Okay, wayyy to expensive.
With their counter-'1984' commercial , 4G LTE connectivity, Android 3.0, and Flash-enabled browsing, the Xoom was expected to make a huge dent in the burgeoning tablet market. However, upon launch it was clear that the Xoom still had some ways to go to even being an iPad rival. The hardware had to be sent back to the manufacturer for an upgrade so that 4G LTE would usable, Flash was spotty at best in its mobile in carnation, and it was just a tad too expensive. Okay, wayyy to expensive.
No 8. Myspace
Myspace, the once veritable giant of social networking, was sold for $35 million, which is bad when you remember that it was once valued at $12 billion. However, with Justin Timberlake as co-owner, can he bring the sexy back to Myspace? Sorry, we really couldn't resist that one.
Myspace, the once veritable giant of social networking, was sold for $35 million, which is bad when you remember that it was once valued at $12 billion. However, with Justin Timberlake as co-owner, can he bring the sexy back to Myspace? Sorry, we really couldn't resist that one.
NO 9. The Great PSN Hack of 2011
A massive hacker attack forced the Playstation Network down under for a month, with the hackers making off with usernames, passwords, emails, and lots of other personal information. The wroth of the gamers was great, but appeased when the network came back online with lots of freebies for its loyalists.
A massive hacker attack forced the Playstation Network down under for a month, with the hackers making off with usernames, passwords, emails, and lots of other personal information. The wroth of the gamers was great, but appeased when the network came back online with lots of freebies for its loyalists.
NO 10. The Great Blackberry Outage of 2011
Millions of voices cried out, and were silenced when RIM's servers went down and a international service outage forced users in Canada, Africa, Europe, South America, the Middle East, and America to go without internet and BBM for several days.
Millions of voices cried out, and were silenced when RIM's servers went down and a international service outage forced users in Canada, Africa, Europe, South America, the Middle East, and America to go without internet and BBM for several days.
And we know how you BBM addicts are.
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