From 29b406a095ea08803a4636620d133c9ebe9d83c7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Victor Frye Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2024 14:43:12 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] feat(corpses): add nine additional dead products from ms history --- src/Client/wwwroot/data/corpses.json | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 63 insertions(+) diff --git a/src/Client/wwwroot/data/corpses.json b/src/Client/wwwroot/data/corpses.json index 11cd8bd..875e249 100644 --- a/src/Client/wwwroot/data/corpses.json +++ b/src/Client/wwwroot/data/corpses.json @@ -64,6 +64,13 @@ "description": "a gaming subscription service that enabled console multiplayer services", "link": "https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/17/23794792/microsoft-xbox-game-pass-core-live-gold-replacement" }, + { + "name": "Surface Duo", + "birthDate": "2020-09-10", + "deathDate": "2023-09-10", + "description": "a line of dual-screen Android devices that acted as Microsoft's re-entry into the mobile device market", + "link": "https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/01/rip-surface-duo-microsoft-reportedly-gives-up-on-the-weird-form-factor/" + }, { "name": "WordPad", "birthDate": "1995-08-24", @@ -85,6 +92,13 @@ "description": "a secure messaging and workplace productivity application for collaboration", "link": "https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-to-drop-its-kaizala-group-messaging-service-in-2023/" }, + { + "name": "Kinect", + "birthDate": "2010-11-04", + "deathDate": "2023-08-17", + "description": "a motion sensing input device originally launched as a gaming peripheral and later acted as a development tool for machine learning, visual recognition, and robotics", + "link": "https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/22/microsoft-cant-stop-discontinuing-kinect/" + }, { "name": "Windows 8.1", "birthDate": "2013-11-13", @@ -264,6 +278,13 @@ "description": "a music subscription service that allowed streaming of its music catalog to a device", "link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groove_Music" }, + { + "name": "CodePlex", + "birthDate": "2006-05-01", + "deathDate": "2017-12-15", + "description": "a open-source developer platform for hosting software project source code, wiki pages, and issue tracking", + "link": "https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-takes-codeplex-to-death-row-on-back-of-github-monoculture/" + }, { "name": "Word Viewer", "birthDate": "1995-03-20", @@ -271,6 +292,13 @@ "description": "a freeware program for Windows that can display and print Microsoft Word documents", "link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Word_Viewer" }, + { + "name": "WebMatrix", + "birthDate": "2010-07-07", + "deathDate": "2017-11-01", + "description": "a lightweight web development tool with full support for PHP and ASP.NET web pages that succeeded ASP.NET Web Matrix", + "link": "https://blogs.iis.net/webmatrix/webmatrix-product-support-ends-on-november-1st-2017" + }, { "name": "Visual J#", "birthDate": "2002-07-01", @@ -278,6 +306,13 @@ "description": "a implementation of the J# programming language and transitional language for Java developers into the .NET ecosystem", "link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_J_Sharp" }, + { + "name": "Visual SourceSafe", + "birthDate": "1994-01-01", + "deathDate": "2017-07-11", + "description": "a source control software, originally created by One Tree Software before being acquired by Microsoft", + "link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Visual_SourceSafe" + }, { "name": "Xbox Fitness", "birthDate": "2013-11-22", @@ -339,6 +374,13 @@ "description": "a cancelled 4v1 multiplayer entry in the Fable series before being cancelled and its active beta shutdown before release", "link": "https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-03-07-fable-developer-lionhead-studios-to-shut-down" }, + { + "name": "Tay", + "birthDate": "2016-03-23", + "deathDate": "2016-03-24", + "description": "an artificial intelligence chatbot released on Twitter that was shut down after only 16 hours due to inflammatory tweets", + "link": "https://www.theverge.com/2016/3/24/11297050/tay-microsoft-chatbot-racist" + }, { "name": "Windows 8", "birthDate": "2012-10-30", @@ -376,6 +418,20 @@ "description": "a portable media player turned music software brand", "link": "https://appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/04/microsoft_changes_its_story_concedes_death_of_zune_hardware" }, + { + "name": "Kin", + "birthDate": "2010-04-12", + "deathDate": "2010-06-30", + "description": "a short-lived family of mobile devices that heavily integrated social networking services", + "link": "https://www.engadget.com/2010-06-30-microsoft-kin-is-dead.html" + }, + { + "name": "Tafiti", + "birthDate": "2007-01-01", + "deathDate": "2009-01-01", + "description": "an animated search engine that used Silverlight to display search results", + "link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tafiti" + }, { "name": "MSJVM", "birthDate": "1996-10-13", @@ -428,6 +484,13 @@ "description": "a major release of the Windows operating system in 2000, succeeding Windows 98", "link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Me" }, + { + "name": "ASP.NET Web Matrix", + "birthDate": "2002-06-01", + "deathDate": "2005-11-01", + "description": "a development tool that was a lightweight alternative to Visual Studio and ideal for web application workloads", + "link": "https://web.archive.org/web/20100505221027/http://www.asp.net/downloads/archived-v1.1/web-matrix/" + }, { "name": "Windows 95", "birthDate": "1995-08-24",