Google's 28 Years: Successes and Failed Projects
Google is celebrating its 28th birthday on September 27, marking nearly three decades since Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded the company. During this time, Google has expanded from a search engine into one of the world's largest technology companies.
The company offers products across smartphones, software, advertising, cloud computing, hardware, artificial intelligence, and entertainment. However, not all Google projects have been successful.
A list maintained by Killed by Google documents hundreds of discontinued Google products, services, apps, and projects.
Some notable examples include the Google+ social network, which was shut down in 2019 after a data breach; Google Wave, an experimental collaboration tool that failed to gain traction; and Google Glass, a wearable device that never gained mainstream acceptance.