Tech that died as we jumped into 2020

We’re living in the fourth industrial revolution, rapid technological and digital advancements don’t make it possible for technological products to stay for long unless they're exceptionally convenient.

iTunes for Mac

Apple established a jukebox software, iTunes, in 2001. iTunes started as a software that contained all of your entertainment but after some years it became Apple’s most hated app. During its reign, it became a model for how to legally download media. Apple shutdown iTunes for Mac in 2019, replacing it with three different softwares Apple TV, Apple Music and Apple Podcast.

Google+

Tech giant, Google established a social network by the name of Google+ in 2011, built not a  social media network but an identity service. The platform after not meeting the expectations was to be closed in August when a bug was found that disclosed over 50 million users data leading to an earlier official shut down in April 2019.

Windows 10 Mobile

Microsoft launched a mobile operating system, Windows 10 Mobile, in 2015. It was an edition of Microsoft’s PC operating system, a successor to Windows Phone 8.1. Support for this system was stopped in december of 2019 but one last patch was granted to it in January when support for Windows 7 ended too.

Windows 7

Windows 7 was an operating system released in 2009. It came after Windows Vista and became a stable OS that was even favoured after the release of Windows 8 and 10. Windows 7 is said to be the best OS ever developed. Support was ended on January 14th meaning no patches or security updates will no longer be updated for Windows 7.

Instagram Direct App

Instagram launched Instagram Direct in 2013, which was a way for people to directly share photos with their friends. However, direct message was already present in the main app so Instagram direct was not much popular and was discontinued in May 2019.