Meet Microsoft Graveyard - A Monument of Products Killed By Microsoft

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Microsoft Graveyard

Much to my envy, a site I had long hoped to set up was established this week. I often wondered why there was no "Killed by Microsoft" counterpart to Google's "Killed by Google," and the wait is finally over.

Launched by Victor Frye, the Microsoft Graveyard is an open-source compilation showcasing discontinued Microsoft-made software and hardware. It's worth noting that the site has no affiliations with Microsoft itself.

According to the developer, the website is a "passion project" born out of a fondness for many of these products that met an untimely end. Among them are some of the recent casualties including WordPad, Visual Studio for Mac, Cortana, Windows Phone alongside some late distant memories like ASP.Net Web Matrix, Microsoft Bob, Windows Vista and Zune.

The Microsoft Graveyard encourages contributions as it's an open-source project hosted on GitHub. You are welcome to add missing items, correct typos, suggest improvements, and more. Additionally, the project maintains a Threads account, offering a platform to track updates and follow the developer's discussions and reflections on Microsoft and its products.

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Microsoft Graveyard

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Comments

  1. AnonymousJanuary 28, 2024 at 3:44 AM

    Its a real shame. I really liked cortana and vista.

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    1. AnonymousJanuary 28, 2024 at 1:35 PM

      You are not alone. I liked Cortana, Windows Phone 7/8. Windows 10 Mobile as well. All are gone. ASP.NET Web Matrix was also abandoned too soon. Was a really light weight web-focused development tool that had its place in the world of editors.

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    2. AnonymousJanuary 28, 2024 at 10:58 PM

      Microsoft has been in a terrible position for a long time now. Do they sink more money in existing products , which even though are great products, do not receive fair reviews? Or do they scrap these projects and start fresh with something new hoping that they would receive fair publicity?

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    3. AnonymousJanuary 30, 2024 at 7:11 AM

      I believe they are doing fine albeit throwing away good products because of lack of patience

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