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The decade's 30 biggest tech flops (photos)

December 10, 2009 12:47 PM PST

By: David Carnoy

26. HD DVD (2006-2008)

We've got to hand it to Toshiba. It gave Sony a run for its money in the next-gen DVD format wars and actually had better (and cheaper) players in the early going. For a brief moment, it could have gone either way, but then Warner went Blu-ray exclusive, and it was game over.

Photo credit: Toshiba

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