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The original Sony PlayStation was a smash hit when it was released in 1994, and two commercially-sold emulators aimed to bring the PlayStation's game to the PC and Macintosh: Bleem! and Connectix Virtual Game Station. However, both emulators faced fierce legal battles with Sony, and their ultimate fates were very different.

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• https://youtu.be/3OqMcqRI-xA

• https://youtu.be/nGnQiReCnq0?t=142

Sources:

• https://web.archive.org/web/19990125104324/http://www.virtualgamestation.com/

• https://web.archive.org/web/20001206222500/http://www.virtualgamestation.com/mid_globnews_cvgs.html

• https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-mar-17-fi-38955-story.html

• https://web.archive.org/web/20020401230230/http://www.connectix.com/products/cvgs_rgl.html

• https://www.wired.com/1999/03/from-pentium-to-playstation/

• https://www.wired.com/1999/04/court-clears-playstation-clone/

• https://web.archive.org/web/19990429140703/http://www.bleem.com/

• https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-nov-22-tt-7044-story.html

• https://pikointeractive.com/making-return-as-a-digital-games-mark/

• https://cyber.harvard.edu/people/tfisher/IP/2000%20Sony%20Abridged.pdf

• https://web.archive.org/web/20000829080513/http://www.bleem.com/press/pressrelease/bleempress.PDF

• https://web.archive.org/web/20010703123358/http://www.bleem.com/nshtml/products/bleemcastfaq.html

• https://www.myce.com/news/Sony-is-trying-to-stop-the-bleemcast-PSX-emulator-discs-for-the-1995/

• https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-12-11-the-history-of-bleem

The Asus Eee PC was introduced in June 2007, and quickly led to a surge in popularity for netbooks: small cheap laptops mostly designed for connecting to the internet. The new trend also caught Microsoft at the worst possible time, causing ripples in the PC industry that would last for years.

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• https://youtu.be/tFLJJw6WRqM

Sources:

• https://www.techshout.com/low-cost-eee-pc-mini-laptop-introduced-by-asus-and-intel-could-be-the-new-olpc/

• https://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/laptops/asus-eee-pc-701

• https://www.cnet.com/reviews/asus-eee-pc-701-review/

• https://www.reuters.com/article/us-asustek-idUSTP27609520080313

• https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-limits-xp-subnotebook-specs/

• https://www.zdnet.com/article/asus-and-microsoft-unveil-eee-upgrade/

• https://www.cnet.com/reviews/asus-eee-pc-900-review/

• https://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Asus-Eee-PC-901-Netbook.11994.0.html

• https://techcrunch.com/2008/07/07/review-msi-wind/

• https://www.osnews.com/story/20359/msi-wind-doing-well-linux-version-not-so-much/

Samsung officially discontinued the Galaxy Note 7 in October 2016, two months after its initial release, due to fires and a recall gone wrong. In the months that followed, Samsung harvested the leftover parts for a 'Fan Edition' model, while a small number of Note 7 fans refused to give back their phones.

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Sources:

• https://news.samsung.com/us/samsung-taking-bold-steps-to-increase-galaxy-note7-device-returns/

• https://www.androidpolice.com/2016/12/07/canadian-galaxy-note7-devices-will-soon-banned-mobile-networks-wifi-bluetooth-disabled/

• https://www.androidpolice.com/2016/12/10/galaxy-note7-devices-uk-will-updated-limit-battery-capacity-30-starting-december-15th/

• https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-38404711

• https://www.androidpolice.com/2017/01/05/verizon-just-kidding-we-will-brick-your-note7-after-all-just-not-until-january-5th/

• https://news.samsung.com/global/infographic-galaxy-note7-what-we-discovered

• https://www.androidpolice.com/2017/07/02/galaxy-note-fan-edition-features-bixby-3200mah-battery-will-released-july-7th-south-korea/

Samsung began the recall of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone in September 2016, following multiple reports of the phone catching on fire and exploding. However, the explosions were far from over, and the world soon learned that even the "fixed" Note 7 phones weren't actually fixed.

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Sources:

• https://www.reuters.com/article/us-airlines-samsung-idUSKCN11E0V8

• https://www.reddit.com/r/note7/comments/518k1f/my_note_7_exploded_first_case_in_australia/

• https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-statement-samsung-galaxy-note-7-devices-0?newsId=86424

• https://abcnews.go.com/US/florida-family-claims-samsung-galaxy-note7-phone-set/story?id=41946379

• https://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/fire/cause-undetermined-in-jeep-fire-that-owner-blames-on-samsung-phone/2294235/

• https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_business/759289.html

• https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2016/Samsung-Recalls-Galaxy-Note7-Smartphones

• https://www.androidpolice.com/2016/09/20/samsung-now-500000-galaxy-note7-replacements-us-will-available-tomorrow/

• https://www.theverge.com/2016/10/5/13175000/samsung-galaxy-note-7-fire-replacement-plane-battery-southwest

• https://www.pcgamer.com/samsung-removes-youtube-video-showing-gta-v-mod-that-turns-its-note-7-into-a-bomb/

• https://focustaiwan.tw/society/201610080009

• https://web.archive.org/web/20161103172941/http://kstp.com/news/samsung-replacement-phone-melted-zuis-farmington/4285759/?cat=1

• https://money.cnn.com/2016/10/11/technology/samsung-galaxy-note-7-discontinued

• https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2017/Samsung-Expands-Recall-of-Galaxy-Note7-Smartphones-Based-on-Additional-Incidents-with-Replacement-Phones

Samsung released the first Galaxy Note smartphone in 2011, and its instant success led to yearly upgrades. The Galaxy Note 7 in 2016 was a triumph of hardware design, but only a few days after its much-anticipated release, some Note 7 phones started catching on fire and exploding.

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Sources:

• https://www.engadget.com/2011-12-29-1-million-galaxy-notes-shipped-worldwide-us-fans-throw-money-at.html

• https://torontosun.com/2012/04/05/samsung-hits-a-high-note/

• https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20160824000893

• https://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=15708

• https://www.androidpolice.com/2016/09/01/samsung-galaxy-note-7-recall-due-exploding-batteries-might-imminent/

• https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20160831001057

Fallout 76, an open-world online multiplayer game, was released by Bethesda in November 2018 after over a decade of turbulent development and legal disputes. The initial launch of Fallout 76 proved to be a disaster in almost every way possible.

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Sources:

• https://web.archive.org/web/20200517192640/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/heartbreakers/1100-6132028/

• https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1057232/000117091806001092/0001170918-06-001092-index.htm

• https://www.gamedeveloper.com/pc/-i-fallout-i-ip-sold-to-bethesda

• https://web.archive.org/web/20200317234139/https://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=16236

• https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Bethesda_Softworks_LLC_v._Interplay_Entertainment_Corporation

• https://youtu.be/gi8PTAJ2Hjs

• https://gamerant.com/fallout-76-negative-user-reviews/

• https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/fallout-76-power-armor-edition-canvas-bag-swapped-with-nylon-bag/

• https://www.reddit.com/r/fo76/comments/a3ga47/i_am_getting_your_support_tickets_on_my_bethesda/

• https://www.polygon.com/2018/10/31/18047900/fallout-76-beta-speed-hack-exploit

• https://www.vgr.com/bethesda-immortality-fallout-76-bug/

• https://www.polygon.com/fallout/2018/12/26/18156278/fallout-76-bans-cheaters-bethesda-customer-support-email-essay

• https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-01-11-fallout-76-players-have-worked-their-way-into-a-secret-developer-room-which-contains-a-human-npc

Adobe Flash Player was the most popular way to create interactive content on the web, and by 2005, it was installed on "more than 98%" of all Windows and Mac computers. Apple's decision to not support Flash on the iPhone in 2007, as well as the "Thoughts on Flash" open letter written by Apple CEO Steve Jobs in 2010, were arguably the main factors in its ultimate demise.

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Sources:

• https://web.archive.org/web/20070516090612/http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0%2C1000000097%2C39211831%2C00.htm

• https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/flash-video-not-suitable-for-iphone-apple-ceo-says-1.696486

• https://www.wired.com/2008/11/adobe-flash-on/

• https://web.archive.org/web/20170615060422/https://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughts-on-flash/

• https://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/2010/apr/29/adobe-chief-executive-flash-apple-reply

• https://9to5mac.com/2021/04/27/apple-tried-to-help-adobe-bring-flash-to-ios-but-the-results-were-embarrassing/

• https://www.wired.com/2010/08/ftc-apple-adobe-foia/

• https://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/2010/sep/09/apple-app-store-flash-open

• https://www.macrumors.com/2011/11/09/adobe-discontinues-development-on-mobile-flash/

Apple introduced the Lisa computer in 1983, becoming the company's first computer with a graphical operating system, simple copy-and-paste, and other innovations. Even though the Lisa was plagued by reliability issues and high prices, it was an important step towards the much more successful Macintosh.

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Sources:

• https://lowendmac.com/2005/history-of-apples-lisa/

• http://toastytech.com/guis/lisaos1LisaTour.html

• https://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?story=Texaco_Towers.txt

• https://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?story=Square_Dots.txt

• https://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?story=And_Another_Thing....txt

• https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88786473/apple-computer-has-a-lot-riding-on/

• https://lowendmac.com/1984/apple-lisa-2-macintosh-xl/

• https://books.google.com/books?id=8C4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA21

In August 1995, software developer Rebecca Ann Heineman was tasked with bringing the super-popular DOOM first-person shooter to the fledgling 3DO game console. What followed was a disastrous combination of incompetent management, limited resources, and misleading marketing. But at least the music was good.

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• https://youtu.be/m35pIk5wfNk

• https://youtu.be/eE1uU3SWm7s

Sources:

• https://doomwiki.org/wiki/3DO

• https://tcrf.net/Doom_(3DO)

• https://youtu.be/rBbIil2HPSU

• https://github.com/Olde-Skuul/doom3do/blob/master/README.md

• https://youtu.be/A__COBn2Ubo

IBM ended support for its OS/2 operating system in 2006, but not everyone was ready to say goodbye. Serenity Systems promised to resurrect the platform with modern software and drivers, and a decade later, Arca Noae tried it again.

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Sources:

• https://web.archive.org/web/20051210183335/http://www.os2world.com/petition/

• https://www.infoworld.com/article/2644727/developers-petition-ibm-to-open-source-os-2.html

• https://archive.today/20120728144512/http://www.atmmarketplace.com/article.php?id=9929

• https://www.atmmarketplace.com/articles/ibm-bids-os2-farewell/

• https://techland.time.com/2012/04/02/25-years-of-ibms-os2-the-birth-death-and-afterlife-of-a-legendary-operating-system/3/

• https://tedium.co/2019/06/13/nyc-subway-os2-history/

• https://www.americanbanker.com/news/os-2-sunset-with-big-atm-base-ibm-is-taking-it-slow

• http://www.os2ezine.com/20010116/ecs.html

• http://www.os2ezine.com/20011116/page_3.html

• http://www.os2ezine.com/20030416/page_2.html

• http://www.ecomstation.com/edp/mod/fileman/files/PReCS20.pdf

• https://www.arcanoae.com/arcaos-5-0-now-available/