Killed by a successor
Something better, cheaper, or simply more convenient arrived, and the reason to keep making these evaporated.
19 entries, shortest-lived first.
- HD DVD31 March 2006 → 19 February 20081y 10mConsumer Hardware
- Sega DreamcastNovember 1998 → March 2001about 2 yearsConsumer Hardware
- Inbox by Gmail22 October 2014 → 2 April 20194y 5mSoftware & Services
- Zune14 November 2006 → October 2011about 4 yearsConsumer Hardware
- Surge1996 → 2003about 7 yearsFood & Drink
- iPod Classic5 September 2007 → 9 September 20147 yearsConsumer Hardware
- OrkutJanuary 2004 → 30 September 2014about 10 yearsSoftware & Services
- MiniDisc1992 → March 2013about 21 yearsConsumer Hardware
- Brontosaurus, as a valid genus1879 → 1903about 23 yearsNames & Designations
- Adobe Flash Player1996 → 31 December 2020about 24 yearsSoftware & Services
- Internet Explorer16 August 1995 → 15 June 202226y 9mSoftware & Services
- BlockbusterOctober 1985 → January 2014about 28 yearsPlaces & Institutions
- LaserDisc1978 → July 2009about 31 yearsConsumer Hardware
- Borders1971 → September 2011about 40 yearsPlaces & Institutions
- Betamax1975 → March 2016about 41 yearsConsumer Hardware
- Vulcan, the planet1859 → 1915about 55 yearsNames & Designations
- Kodachrome1935 → 30 December 2010about 75 yearsConsumer Hardware
- Woolworth's (US stores)1879 → July 1997about 118 yearsPlaces & Institutions
- The kilogram as a physical object1889 → 20 May 2019about 130 yearsNames & Designations
Also a factor in
These died of something else first, with this contributing.