Technologies that have died in 2022

Whether products, platforms, and technology companies last forever or fail to pass the test, shine like a star, or fade into obsolescence, they all leave their mark. his seal in some way.

The existence of the iPod and BlackBerry is short compared to the lifespan of a person, but it is a lifetime in the years of technology. The departure of other technologies like Meta Portal and FTX is more of a cautionary tale than a celebration of something good.

But no matter what, let’s take a look back at the technologies that died this year.

Apple iPod

It can be said that the iPod is the device that has revolutionized the music industry. It was a solution to legitimize the pay model for digital music and the first generation iPod was released in 2001. It immediately became popular thanks to a series of advantages such as compact size, storage of many songs. sing, highly portable and the beginning of the end for the CD. The iPod paved the way for portable access to music and video right at our fingertips that we take for granted today.

But nothing lasts forever and when the iPhone was released in 2007, the iPod started to slowly become obsolete. At the present time with the popularity of smartphones and advanced music listening technologies, it is easy to understand that the Pod has no place and evidence is that in May 2022, Apple announced that they will stop production. iPod touch, at the time it was the only iPod left on the market.

BlackBerry

In the early 2000s, the BlackBerry was the ultimate status symbol. Owning a BlackBerry phone at that time was a dream and only famous, rich people could own such a device.

Before that, the alternative was a flip phone with a T9 messaging feature that was tedious and incapable of being smart. But BlackBerry had a full keyboard, email capabilities, and, of course, the BBM messaging platform that was the pinnacle of technological exclusivity.

But then the iPhone and all other touch screen smartphones came out that made pressing physical keys obsolete. BlackBerry has attracted a large number of customers thanks to its exclusive QWERTY keyboard. But what made the BlackBerry so iconic that ultimately led to its downfall was the keyboard and the BBM.

Instead of making good use of loyal customers, the company failed to grow with the touch screen market and missed the opportunity to expand BBM into a larger market. After a few brief hopes of a revival, BlackBerry is finally officially dead in early 2022.

iPhone mini

At the iPhone 14 launch event in 2022, the 5.4-inch version of the iPhone was dropped from the list. Thus, the life of the smallest iPhone ended after only two generations.

This isn’t a surprise to the tech world and seems like a foregone conclusion. With sales of iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 13 mini sold very modestly in the year of launch and the following year, it is no wonder that in 2022 Apple is no longer interested in the low-cost iPhone mini.

Although there is still a small part of iPhone users with small hands who feel regret when Apple no longer launches iPhone mini. But the common need of all users is the most obvious answer when it comes to iPhone, bigger is better.

Meta Portal

Mark Zuckerberg’s meta had a turbulent 2022 and culminated in a massive reduction in staff to minimize the amount of redundant staff.

To save costs Meta has also killed the ineffective Portal video calling smart screen product line. Besides this device also faces fierce competition from iPad, Amazon Echo and Google’s Nest hub.

With the complete shutdown of Portal, Meta will focus resources on Metaverse such as virtual reality headsets and accompanying lawsuits. In a statement after laying off 11,000 employees, Zuckerberg said Meta will consolidate its resources into a “smaller number of high-priority growth areas” of which Metaverse is central. In the end, Meta Portal did all it could to make Metaverse a success.

Google Stadia

Google is known for announcing and wiping out projects, and even has a website dedicated to dead Google software. It might have been fierce, but the tech giant wouldn’t have become what it is today if it only supported products that were in low demand.

Google Stadia

The launch of Google Stadia in 2019 showed a lot of promise for the future of the cloud-based game streaming service. Unfortunately, this service has not attracted users as expected since its launch. So in September, Google announced officially shutting down the game streaming service Stadia.

However, Google announced that it will refund all Stadia hardware and game purchases made through the Google Store as well as the Stadia store. In addition, Google will license this underlying technology to third parties, so Stadia will theoretically exist in a way that is immortal.

Internet Explorer

After more than 25 years of operation on the web, Internet Explorer was officially discontinued on June 15. Although launched for a long time and continuously updated with new features with each upgrade, it must be recognized a the fact that Internet Explorer is not good enough to please users.

Not to mention the rise of other rival browsers such as Google Chrome with many advantages, which immediately became one of the most popular browsers and this made the market share of Internet Explorer plummet.

Microsoft announced in an update, encouraging users to switch to Microsoft Edge. Although it has been discontinued, Internet Explorer mode in Microsoft Edge will still be supported until at least 2029.

FTX

FTX is known as a reliable and user-friendly cryptocurrency trading platform. It has spent a lot of money sponsoring major sports activities and teamed up with famous athletes like Tom Brady and Steph Curry to promote this cryptocurrency exchange with the aim of attracting more users.

Although FTX is considered to have a lot of future potential, less than three years after its launch and becoming the world’s third largest cryptocurrency exchange, FTX quickly collapsed in just a few days.

After the bank ran away due to liquidity problems, FTX went bankrupt but that was not the end of the story. Now reports say at least $1 billion in customer funds “appears to be gone” and the US Department of Justice is investigating FTX for fraud. The spectacular fall for FTX and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is a blow to the cryptocurrency, which has had a disastrous year.