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Anonymous

Hey I am on Medial • 1y

Another story of a failed product by a tech giant! In 2013, Facebook launched Facebook Home, an ambitious project aimed at revolutionizing smartphone interfaces by deeply integrating the social media platform into Android devices. The idea was to transform the smartphone experience into a Facebook-centric one, with the social network at the heart of user interaction. Despite Facebook's enormous user base and resources, Facebook Home failed to gain traction and was eventually pulled from the market. Facebook Home’s failure underscores the importance of prioritizing user experience in product development. For startups and tech companies, the key takeaway is clear: a great product is one that meets user needs and enhances their experience, rather than complicating or overwhelming it.

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subramanya shenoy

Hey I am on Medial • 1y

I think the failure was also because the themes were only for android phones and the usage of android in US was less also the app was so heavy and using so much of system resources the android phones which general Indian public were using (not so great hardware) were failing. I still remember the day when i installed the app on my lg prime phone that time and first thing i saw was my fb tagged memes as my Lock Screen image and it used to change every time i unlocked kind of annoying and unnecessary so uninstalled in 10 min.

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Anonymous 4

Hey I am on Medial • 1y

Great, bro. Bringing failed products to light is more important than praising successful ones. I was not aware of Facebook this attempt, let us say if it was successful even in a parallel world, I would teleport as soon as possible.😂😂

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Anonymous 3

Hey I am on Medial • 1y

I had completely forgotten about Facebook Home until this post. What an epic disaster that was from day one.

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Anonymous 2

Hey I am on Medial • 1y

The audacity of thinking people wanted to make their entire phone experience Facebook-centric is just mind-boggling. Showed how out of touch they were.

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Anonymous 1

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Reminds me of Google's many failed forays beyond search/ads like Google Glass, Google+, etc. These giants often get too product-crazy.

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