Ask HN: What is an example of a good product that people eventually don't want?

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I'm really interested to know if you can think of a really great product that was made, but nobody wanted it.

Everything I remember is Quibi / https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quibi short video platform and Kite / https://www.kite.com co-pilot for developers, both of which build a good product but never gain traction.

Any more good examples, please?

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You should probably change "need" to "want" in your title or "wanted" to "needed" in the body, because those are very different things.

Okay, done, thanks!

Siri, Alexa, Cortana.

I really like my homepods with Siri, I can give them commands while I do something else with both hands

Yes, simple verbal commands (turn on lights, play music) generally work OK.

Anything more sophisticated is an exercise in frustration.

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