Pogue: Six factors for highly unsuccessful products

Summary: At the FailCon 2010 conference in San Francisco, New York Times technology columnist David Pogue identifies the stumbling blocks to success.

By Larry Dignan for Between the Lines | October 27, 2010 -- 17:53 GMT (10:53 PDT)

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At the FailCon 2010 conference in San Francisco, New York Times technology columnist David Pogue identifies the stumbling blocks to success.

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TripleII

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27 October, 2010 19:47

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He forgot the top EPIC FAILURE

You can't have a discussion about highly unsuccessful products without talking about this year's top failure: MS KIN.
- Stupid product that had no market
- Advertised as "sexting" and "sexual predator" friendly .... yet it was targeting teens and pre-teens.
- Tied to a data plan

wackoae

27 October, 2010 19:48

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RE: Pogue: Six factors for highly unsuccessful products

@wackoae

Wow, can't find any more positive reviews of WP7 to troll? EPIC FAIL on your part ;-)

tonymcs@...
28 October, 2010 17:02

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RE: Pogue: Six factors for highly unsuccessful products

I missed FAILCON, but I'm pumped that David Pogue is going to be coming to Oklahoma City next month for the Creativity World Forum. Him and Andrew Zolli and Ken Robinson and a bunch of other big brains. (Check it out: stateofcreativity.com)

mkokc

29 October, 2010 11:28

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