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

#1

Post by atominte » Thu, Feb 16, 2023, 9:51 AM UTC

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?

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

#2

Post by johncoltrane » Thu, Feb 16, 2023, 10:26 AM UTC

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

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

#3

Post by atominte » Thu, Feb 16, 2023, 10:41 AM UTC

johncoltrane wrote: post #2

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!

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

#4

Post by jqpabc123 » Thu, Feb 16, 2023, 12:47 PM UTC

Siri, Alexa, Cortana.

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

#5

Post by anonyfox » Thu, Feb 16, 2023, 1:02 PM UTC

jqpabc123 wrote: post #4

Siri, Alexa, Cortana.

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

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

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Feb 16, 2023, 2:19 PM UTC

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

#7

Post by jqpabc123 » Thu, Feb 16, 2023, 2:32 PM UTC

anonyfox wrote: post #5

jqpabc123 wrote: post #4

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.