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Have any other examples of failed hardware? I love reading about these, most of which I get from r/shittykickstarters, but I'd like to have a rich vein of faile

by bendbro 10y ago

Have any other examples of failed hardware? I love reading about these, most of which I get from r/shittykickstarters, but I'd like to have a rich vein of failed SV startups

Keyframe 10y ago
Thinking Machines and Transmeta come first to my mind. I'm foggy on details around Thinking Machines, but I vividly remember hype and lustrous lies/promises media pushed about Transmeta.
- ralfd 10y ago
  I only know Transmeta, because Linus Torvalds worked there.
- chris_st 10y ago
  Thinking Machines' demise is pretty well documented in the "Inc Magazine" article about them: http://www.inc.com/magazine/19950915/2622.html http://www.inc.com/magazine/19950915/2622.html