Some products just didn't deserve to die. But they did, because the companies made bad business decisions. We revisit several of our favorites--from minicomputers to software utilities--and mourn the best and brightest that died an untimely death.
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Dearly Departed: Companies and Products That Didn't Deserve to Die
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Anonymous Wed, 2007-07-25 16:04
Do you people really think I am going to click through nearly 20 pages looking at th article, when the actual content takes up less than a quater of the page.
You need to get a grip.
Anonymous Wed, 2007-07-25 16:07
If you're going to add a link to Slashdot in a hope of being submitted, having your article spread across dozens of pages won't do your web server's load average any good. Stop this dumbness at once.
Anonymous Wed, 2007-07-25 16:29
Hit the 'Print' link - it will show the entire content in one page.
Impressions aren't our friend Wed, 2007-07-25 16:10
What a load of crap! Time to forgo getting page loads and aim for some content please! Why should I have to look through 19 pages with 7 lines a piece on it sandwiched between ads. Thank God for a printer friendly page. Also why so intent on companies that were acquired? Those are hardly dead companies.
Anonymous Wed, 2007-07-25 16:11
Hit the 'Print' link - it will show the entire content in one page.
... Good advice, except that it's wrong.
Anonymous Wed, 2007-07-25 16:33
This is probably the worst content to advertisement ratio I've ever seen, uhh, asides from the old Mirabilispage.
Anonymous Wed, 2007-07-25 16:41
Be Inc and their BeOS should defiantly be on this list.
Anonymous Wed, 2007-07-25 16:22
Where is 3dFX? They had the best product around...They will always be missed.
Anonymous Wed, 2007-07-25 16:44
wtf is up with all these adds with like 2 sentences on each page?? No one will read this, chill out wih the "click for the next 10 word" and pages FULL of adverts..
G*D DAMN
Anonymous Wed, 2007-07-25 16:25
OS/2 didn't make this list?
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