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MARKETING & ADVERTISINGTHE 10 WORST PRODUCT FAILS OF ALL TIME
The 10 Worst Product Fails of All Time
Hewlett-Packard's ill-fated TouchPad.
Hewlett-Packard's ill-fated TouchPad. Bloomberg—Bloomberg via Getty Images
BY THOMAS C. FROHLICH
MARCH 6, 2014 5:45 AM EST
The larger the company, the greater its capacity for taking risks. While pouring millions of dollars into market research and advertising campaigns can lead to tremendous successes, such ventures can also be a formula for the most miserable failures.
To identify some of the worst product flops of all time, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed products introduced after 1950 by America’s largest companies. To make the list, the company needed to make the Fortune 500 the year the product was released.
Companies often launch new products in response to a competitor’s successful idea. But such products fail if they cannot measure up to the competition or capture consumers’ attention. Microsoft’s Zune was developed in response to successful Apple products. The Zune was harshly reviewed for technical problems consumers had with the device. It also lacked an easy-to-use music store.
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Other experiments, such as the McDonald’s Arch Deluxe and Pepsi Crystal, were reinventions of a company’s staple. While there were good reasons to introduce these new products, consumers rejected them almost immediately.