The things that
barely happened.

Ranked by exactly how little time they got.

  1. 1New Coke, as the only Coca-Cola23 April 1985 → 11 July 1985 · Killed by scandal2 monthsFood & Drink
  2. 2Orbitz1997 → 1998 · Killed by indifferenceabout 11 monthsFood & Drink
  3. 3Virtual Boy1995 → 1996 · Killed by indifferenceabout 11 monthsConsumer Hardware
  4. 4Crystal Pepsi1992 → 1993 · Killed by indifferenceabout a yearFood & Drink
  5. 5Google Glass (consumer edition)April 2013 → 19 January 2015 · Killed by scandalabout a yearConsumer Hardware
  6. 6HD DVD31 March 2006 → 19 February 2008 · Killed by a successor1y 10mConsumer Hardware
  7. 7Atari JaguarNovember 1993 → 1996 · Killed by indifferenceabout 2 yearsConsumer Hardware
  8. 8EdselSeptember 1957 → November 1959 · Killed by indifferenceabout 2 yearsVehicles
  9. 9Sega DreamcastNovember 1998 → March 2001 · Killed by a successorabout 2 yearsConsumer Hardware
  10. 10Google Stadia19 November 2019 → 18 January 2023 · Killed by indifference3y 1mSoftware & Services
  11. 11Google Wave2009 → April 2012 · Killed by indifferenceabout 3 yearsSoftware & Services
  12. 12Vine24 January 2013 → 17 January 2017 · Killed by cost3y 11mSoftware & Services
  13. 13Inbox by Gmail22 October 2014 → 2 April 2019 · Killed by a successor4y 5mSoftware & Services
  14. 14Zune14 November 2006 → October 2011 · Killed by a successorabout 4 yearsConsumer Hardware
  15. 15Pontiac Aztek2000 → 2005 · Killed by indifferenceabout 5 yearsVehicles
  16. 16McDLT1984 → c. 1990 · Killed by regulationabout 6 yearsFood & Drink
  17. 17Surge1996 → 2003 · Killed by a successorabout 7 yearsFood & Drink
  18. 18iPod Classic5 September 2007 → 9 September 2014 · Killed by a successor7 yearsConsumer Hardware
  19. 19Google Reader7 October 2005 → 1 July 2013 · Killed by one executive7y 8mSoftware & Services
  20. 20Google+28 June 2011 → 2 April 2019 · Killed by scandal7y 9mSoftware & Services
  21. 21OrkutJanuary 2004 → 30 September 2014 · Killed by a successorabout 10 yearsSoftware & Services
  22. 22Hi-C Ecto Cooler1987 → 2001 · Killed by indifferenceabout 14 yearsFood & Drink
  23. 23Segway Personal Transporter3 December 2001 → 15 July 2020 · Killed by indifference18y 7mConsumer Hardware
  24. 24MiniDisc1992 → March 2013 · Killed by a successorabout 21 yearsConsumer Hardware
  25. 25Brontosaurus, as a valid genus1879 → 1903 · Killed by a successorabout 23 yearsNames & Designations