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1993-1998
Apple Newton
Eat up Martha
💥 Misfire
Money Burned
$500 million
Body Count
Hundreds of engineers
Lifespan
1000 days (3 years)
☠️ Official Cause of Death
Couldn't read its own handwriting
Handwriting recognition that turned 'Hello World' into 'Eat up Martha'
Epitaph
Here lies Newton
It tried to recognize our scrawl
Even it couldn't read this epitaph
💡 The Lesson
Ship when it works, not when it's revolutionary
🙋
I Was There Too
Raise your hand. Be honest. We all fuck up.
No one has confessed yet. Be the first to raise your hand.
Were you part of this? Did you use it? Raise your hand:
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