What was good as a concept, but failed in execution?

1. Google+, Google Glass, Google Wave, Google Buzz, Google Reader, Google Checkout, etc. Edit: I have, with much enthusiasm, used these platforms and found them good in concept. I think Google produces amazing tools, this question though is focused on the poorly executed ones.
   — pantsthatlast


2. Honest pricing in retail I believe JC Penney had tried briefly to change their image and give “everyday low prices” or something that reflected what the item should really cost but it failed miserably and hurt their stock and image. People like the idea of saving money on a “sale” that’s offered every week even if that means marking up the standard price and then cutting it for the “sale” price.
   — Sxl-Tryrannosaurus


3. Timeshares. Sounds like a good idea until you get stuck with maintenance fees that eat up your annual vacation budget.
   — SuzQP






4. The Segway. Easy, small and quiet locomotion ought to be a winner, but the I-feel-ridiculous factor killed it.
   — SuzQP


5. The [biodegradable Sun Chip bag](https://gizmodo.com/5616427/sunchips-new-100-compostable-bag-is-hilariously-ear-damagingly-loud). Replacing many of the disposable plastics for use with biodegradable alternatives is something that we should definitely be striving towards, but if it becomes much worse to use no one's going to make that switch.
   — niceguy191


6. Spore. The game gets so slow and sloggy once you reach the space stage, it feels like they had to rush to finish it. Edit: Since people keep asking - yes, my username works. Yes, you can send me stuff and I'll rate it!
   — PM_UR_NUDES_4_RATING






7. The film *The Monuments Men* - they took a very interesting story line of a team of art experts conscripted by the US Army for a mission travelling all over Europe to save stolen art masterpieces from being destroyed by Nazis at the end of WWII, and paired it with an all-star cast (George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman, Cate Blanchett). You'd think it would have been an amazing film, but it turned out to be mostly forgettable.
   — VictorBlimpmuscle


8. Target expanding to Canada. I still miss them.
   — PM-ME-XBOX-LIVE-GOLD


9. German use of airships. German passenger airships were well designed, and in the 1930s this was far a superior way to travel versus taking a sea voyage or flying in the cramped passenger airplanes of the 1930s. However at the time the US had a monopoly on the world supply of Helium and to prevent military use had banned export of it. Thus the Hindenburg used Hydrogen, which in hindsight was a bad idea that failed quite spectacularly in execution.
   — GotMyOrangeCrush