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Ask HN: Abandoned/dead projects you think died before their time and why?

358 points ofalkaed | 4 comments | 11 Oct 25 22:16 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

Just curious and who knows, maybe someone will adopt it or develop something new based on its ideas.
1. commandersaki ◴[12 Oct 25 03:18 UTC] No.45554886[source]▶
Anyone remember Openmoko, the first commercialised open source smart phone. Was heaps buggy though, not really polished, etc. It’s only redeeming feature was the open source software and hardware (specs?).
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2. LargoLasskhyfv ◴[12 Oct 25 09:36 UTC] No.45556812[source]▶
There was the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PinePhone and it's successor PinePhonePro. Bugginess and general impracticalities brought up to more recent standards. Inflation-adjusted, of course!
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3. ◴[12 Oct 25 09:55 UTC] No.45556890[source]▶
4. megous ◴[12 Oct 25 09:55 UTC] No.45556892[source]▶
Pinephone still is, and is set to be produced for next 3 years, as promissed in 2018.