Killed by a successor

Something better, cheaper, or simply more convenient arrived, and the reason to keep making these evaporated.

33 entries, shortest-lived first.

  1. HD DVD31 March 2006 → 19 February 2008 · Consumer Hardware1y 10m
  2. Sega DreamcastNovember 1998 → March 2001 · Consumer Hardwareabout 2 years
  3. Inbox by Gmail22 October 2014 → 2 April 2019 · Software & Services4y 5m
  4. Amazon Dash ButtonMarch 2015 → 31 August 2019 · Consumer Hardwareabout 4 years
  5. Zune14 November 2006 → October 2011 · Consumer Hardwareabout 4 years
  6. Google PodcastsJune 2018 → June 2024 · Software & Servicesabout 6 years
  7. Surge1996 → 2003 · Food & Drink · Revivedabout 7 years
  8. iPod Classic5 September 2007 → 9 September 2014 · Consumer Hardware7 years
  9. WunderlistNovember 2010 → 6 May 2020 · Software & Servicesabout 9 years
  10. OrkutJanuary 2004 → 30 September 2014 · Software & Servicesabout 10 years
  11. ChromecastJuly 2013 → 6 August 2024 · Consumer Hardwareabout 11 years
  12. iPod nanoSeptember 2005 → 27 July 2017 · Consumer Hardwareabout 11 years
  13. Picasa2002 → 1 May 2016 · Software & Servicesabout 14 years
  14. iPod touchSeptember 2007 → 10 May 2022 · Consumer Hardwareabout 14 years
  15. StumbleUpon2002 → 30 June 2018 · Software & Servicesabout 16 years
  16. Ford Model TOctober 1908 → 26 May 1927 · Vehiclesabout 18 years
  17. Apple AirPortJuly 1999 → 26 April 2018 · Consumer Hardwareabout 18 years
  18. MiniDisc1992 → March 2013 · Consumer Hardwareabout 21 years
  19. SkypeAugust 2003 → 5 May 2025 · Software & Servicesabout 21 years
  20. Brontosaurus, as a valid genus1879 → 1903 · Names & Designations · Revivedabout 23 years
  21. Sierra Mist1999 → January 2023 · Food & Drinkabout 24 years
  22. Adobe Flash Player1996 → 31 December 2020 · Software & Servicesabout 24 years
  23. Internet Explorer16 August 1995 → 15 June 2022 · Software & Services · Zombie26y 9m
  24. BlockbusterOctober 1985 → January 2014 · Places & Institutions · Zombieabout 28 years
  25. LaserDisc1978 → July 2009 · Consumer Hardwareabout 31 years
  26. Borders1971 → September 2011 · Places & Institutionsabout 40 years
  27. Betamax1975 → March 2016 · Consumer Hardwareabout 41 years
  28. Boeing 74722 January 1970 → 31 January 2023 · Vehicles53 years
  29. Vulcan, the planet1859 → 1915 · Names & Designationsabout 55 years
  30. Kodachrome1935 → 30 December 2010 · Consumer Hardwareabout 75 years
  31. Howard Johnson's restaurants1925 → March 2022 · Places & Institutionsabout 97 years
  32. Woolworth's (US stores)1879 → July 1997 · Places & Institutionsabout 118 years
  33. The kilogram as a physical object1889 → 20 May 2019 · Names & Designationsabout 130 years

Also a factor in

These died of something else first, with this contributing.

  1. New Coke, as the only Coca-Cola23 April 1985 → 11 July 1985 · Killed by scandal2 monthsFood & Drink
  2. Airbus A38025 October 2007 → 16 December 2021 · Killed by indifference14y 1mVehicles
  3. Burger Chef1957 → 1996 · Killed by mergerabout 38 yearsPlaces & Institutions
  4. Tab1963 → December 2020 · Killed by indifferenceabout 57 yearsFood & Drink
  5. Circuit City1949 → March 2009 · Killed by costabout 60 yearsPlaces & Institutions
  6. Toys "R" Us (US stores)1957 → 29 June 2018 · Killed by cost · Revivedabout 61 yearsPlaces & Institutions
  7. Montgomery WardAugust 1872 → 2001 · Killed by cost · Revivedabout 128 yearsPlaces & Institutions