Technologies that died in 2022

A year ago, fresh graves in the digital cemetery. Over time, different products and services are forgotten, either because they are no longer made or because they no longer have official support. 2022 will be remembered for leaving behind nothing less than iconic Internet browserAnd the to me iPod touch – And after all, the iPod-and a live video project Google Stadiaamong others.

Beside 2021 Buried Historical Figures Like Blackberry and Yahoo Answersthis time it’s back in history as Internet Explorer, perhaps the most popular web browser in history.

In 1995 Microsoft Launch the browser to destroy rival Netscape Navigatorand inaugurated the first phase of what became known as the “Browser Wars”, which lasted until 2001. Edition 1.0 From Internet Explorer using the source code for mosaic It was developed by a team of only six people.

This year, the company has put a complete end to the installation finish edgeand its successor, which although does not enjoy as large a market share as the one that does Chromemanaged to get a place among browsers based on chrome.

But Internet Explorer isn’t the only piece of technology that has become a part of archeology Technique. Here, other products, projects, and devices that will cease to exist.

iPod: 2001-2022

After more than two decades of existence of Apple Discontinue iPod Touch productionas announced in May this year.

It is the latest model of the historic music player made by the company that revolutionized online music in 2001 with the first iPod and above all the Store Itunes.

The reason, mainly, has to do with the fact that the iPhone performs the same functions as the iPod and much more: it no longer makes sense to own an iPod.

The iconic model with the wheel with buttons, which later gave rise to the classic, in 2014. Meanwhile, Shuffle and Nano were phased out after three years. Even today, the iPod Touch of seventh generation It was still selling, three years after its debut.

A few more notable items in tech history: With the end of the Touch release, the company will no longer be making iPods.

Goodbye and thank you very much.

Google Stadia: 2019-2023

Google’s streaming video game service was short-lived: barely 3 years old.

The idea was very good, but even so, players were not done with the idea of ​​playing this way. While like consoles Nintendo Switch, Xbox, and PlayStation It dominates the market alongside the PC, and playing a game the moment it is being played generates different kinds of issues, both in terms of quality and in gaming experience (latency).

The project paved the way for Xbox Cloud Games which, this year, provided a stable gaming experience (Even in Argentinaas connections do not have the highest speed in the region).

said Phil Harrison, vice president and general manager of the project. , in January of 2023.

Facebook Games: 2018-2022

Another product related to video games, but this time, it’s streaming. In the face of unbeatable strength twitchthe Palo Alto giant had to Withdraw from the fight and surrender the company owned by Amazon.

With a three year life and a multi-million dollar investment, Meta’s foray into video game streaming He lived until October 28 of this year.

BlackBerry OS: 1999-2022

The announcement that BlackBerry would no longer be supported was late last year. But the official date of death was January 4 of this year, and since then OS One of the most successful mobile devices in history is no longer supported.

The end of an era, considering how much mobile communication has changed.

Google Hangouts: 2013-2022

If a Google product has undergone modifications and never had a clear purpose, that was their conversation. It was initially known as google chatwas migrating from integration with Gmail Even It’s a separate app called Hangouts.

Now it’s directly called Google Chat, but it’s also Google meet. It is really hard to understand the differences between the two.

Hangouts has been discontinued on November 1, 2022.

IGTV Instagram: 2018-2022

The IGTV function of one of the most popular social networks in the world had its own app, different from the main one. through the post The company has discontinued it.

Active since 2018, the app allowed for live shows that were saved for later. The decision was about reinforcement reelsthe version of TikTok that manages to give the platform good results with shorter and more direct content.

2022 left some other victims that didn’t have as much resonance in our region, like the YouTube Go app, Meta Portal, Facebook Live Shopping, and Amazon’s physical bookstores, Amazon Booksthat did not reach our country.

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