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00:00Welcome to WatchMojo and today we're counting down our picks for the top 20 products that
00:11killed competitors.
00:12Just to be clear, the product that was defeated does not necessarily have to be dead and gone,
00:16just overtaken.
00:17And don't forget, some of the products seen in this video can be purchased from the links
00:21in the description.
00:30Gone are the days of forking up money to try out a new band on CD, only to discover you
00:34don't like their style.
00:41That was how we did it in the 90s and early 2000s.
00:43But with the advent of Napster in 1999, a new way of thinking was established.
00:48What if we could share and access music online?
00:55Huge mainstream music streaming services didn't come until years later, but when
00:59it did, it represented a much simpler and cheaper way to access your favourite and unknown
01:04music.
01:05In-store CD purchases have fallen drastically, replaced by subscriptions to online streaming
01:10platforms, Spotify being the most popular as of 2023.
01:17Digital word processors killed the typewriter.
01:20Okay, so typewriters are arguably much cooler than computers, but they're also far less
01:25practical, in pretty much every single way.
01:29Back in the 1970s, the first word processor came about, leading some typists to make the
01:33digital switch.
01:35By the 1980s, MacWrite on the Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Word on the IBM PC were in full
01:41swing, which spelled the beginning of the end for the humble typewriter.
01:47And with the invention of super-slim, super-portable laptop-style computers, typewriters were all
01:51but wiped out.
01:52Except for maybe in prisons, certain government buildings and hipsters' apartments.
02:05Speaking of computers, here's another retro blast from the past.
02:08There was a time when Commodore stood tall.
02:10From its establishment in 1954, Commodore International made a name for itself in the
02:15production of home computers, from the Commodore PET to the Commodore 64.
02:21Unfortunately, its rival company, IBM, made strides in developing computer technology
02:26further than ever before, while Commodore was increasingly seen in the 1980s as the
02:31producers of cheap and disposable hardware.
02:37IBM's constant evolution and rising profits, coupled with Commodore's existing troubles,
02:43may very well have led to the latter company's bankruptcy in 1994.
02:58Up until the early-to-mid-2000s, bulky, cathode ray-tubed TVs were still very much staples
03:06in homes all over the world.
03:08And they still have their place today, especially with retro gamers who praise their superior
03:12contrast ratios and high refresh rates.
03:15However, LCD, plasma and OLED displays pretty much wiped out CRT screens from the mainstream
03:20in the space of about ten years, and it's easy to see why.
03:25They're slimmer and lighter, consume less power, have a longer lifespan and don't
03:31suffer from the dreaded CRT image burning, which would leave permanent discolouration
03:35on the screen if an image was left on screen long enough.
03:38Ah, the memories.
03:47Although the iPod was effectively just another MP3 player, it really wasn't just another
03:52MP3 player.
03:53The first iPod was introduced in 2001, and it had a better user interface and a sleeker
03:57build than conventional MP3 players.
03:59It also had the ability to store up to 1,000 songs, which at the time was mind-blowing.
04:10It also helped form an entire Apple ecosystem, along with iTunes, allowing users to seamlessly
04:15purchase and listen to music on the go.
04:17Once people got a taste for the iPod, other MP3 players felt like antiques.
04:21Of course, 20 years later, the iPod would cease to exist, due to advancements with the
04:25iPhone.
04:26More on that later.
04:35The Medal of Honour series was absolutely untouchable in the World War II first-person
04:39shooter game franchise.
04:41That was until Call of Duty joined the party.
04:46Call of Duty had some solid first entries, focusing on World War II.
04:50In fact, its first instalment was codenamed Medal of Honour Killer, before its release.
04:54But it was the shift to modern warfare that really knocked Medal of Honour off its perch,
04:58and Call of Duty's legendary multiplayer was the final nail in the coffin.
05:06In fact, as of this video, there hasn't been a significant Medal of Honour game released
05:10for almost 15 years.
05:12And destroy indeed.
05:21The world of computer technology can definitely be a heated one.
05:24Such was the case with the conflict between Dell and Gateway, two companies competing
05:28for the computer hardware market in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
05:37While Gateway buckled under the effects of the dot-com bust, Dell thrived with its embrace
05:41of direct sales and customising one's PC to fit the consumer's intent.
05:45Struggling to compete, Gateway scaled back its operations further and further.
05:49It's at once sad and fascinating.
05:58Sometimes success can be a fleeting thing.
06:00Take for instance the GoBots line of transforming toy robots, introduced in 1983 by Tonka.
06:06The year before, Hasbro launched the Transformers brand of toys.
06:10Despite being similar in design and themes, the Transformers proved to be the more enduring
06:19toy line, while sales dropped for the GoBots after initial success.
06:28In the end, Tonka ceased production in 1987, four years before Hasbro would buy the GoBots
06:33brand altogether, integrating them into the Transformers franchise.
06:37There was nothing quite like the browser wars of yore.
06:43In the 1990s, the world saw an influx of internet browsers, with two of the most competitive
06:48being Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator.
06:52For several years, Netscape and Microsoft updated their respective browsers at a breakneck
06:56pace, though Microsoft's greater resources and decision to make Internet Explorer free
07:01for Windows users eventually gave them the victory.
07:04Though Netscape's browser code still lives on through Mozilla Firefox, it's clear that
07:08Internet Explorer won its place in history.
07:21The Uber ride-hailing service was born out of frustration, with its founders looking
07:24for new ways to make transport more affordable and more readily available.
07:28The app-based service allows users to hail a cab quickly and easily from wherever they
07:32are.
07:33It's the fact that Uber employs drivers who use their own vehicles, and you've got
07:37a recipe for disaster, at least from the point of view of traditional cab drivers.
07:47Like everything nowadays, Uber is all about convenience, which has unfortunately led those
07:51that would usually seek out a cab on a street corner or by phone to look elsewhere.
07:56And Uber isn't the only one, with the likes of Lyft also contributing to the demise of
08:00the trusty cab.
08:09With the dust settled, Google's electronic mail service stands tall.
08:12Yet this was not always the case.
08:14Its competitor Hotmail, established in 1996 as one of the world's first webmail providers,
08:19had a foothold for quite some time.
08:21Sporting integration with Microsoft-owned programs and being free to use, Hotmail certainly
08:26stood out, until April 1st 2004, when Google Inc launched their simply titled Gmail service.
08:36With its more flexible interface, greater amount of storage space and general polish,
08:40Gmail rose in popularity and left Hotmail to be slowly phased out.
08:55Cameras have always had their place, but the technology has seen its share of conflict.
08:59With the advent of the smartphone, people have taken to its plethora of features, including
09:03cameras with increasing quality of images.
09:09Thus, the digital camera has been overcome, in spite of being known for high-quality photography.
09:14It's said that from 2012 to 2013, smartphone sales rose to over 1 billion, while digital
09:20camera shipments fell by around 30%.
09:23So it would seem the market has spoken.
09:35We could have picked various different movie format battles for this list, Betamax vs VHS,
09:39DVD vs Blu-ray, but the VHS and DVD rivalry was arguably the most significant.
09:45VHS ruled the roost for about 30 years, but when DVDs rose to prominence in the early
09:572000s, their clearer picture, compact size and clever menu functionality made the mass
10:02switch to DVD inevitable.
10:04Movie fans adapted their home collections, video stores loaded up on DVDs, and eventually
10:14VHS was left in the dust, or at least stacked up in garages and closets everywhere.
10:32We take for granted how easy it is to quickly grab a pen and write something down, and that's
10:36thanks to the ballpoint pen.
10:37Before the ballpoint pen, we had to rely on dip pens, or at best, fountain pens, and they
10:41could only write on certain surfaces.
10:48The first patent for the ballpoint pen actually dates all the way back to 1888, but it wasn't
10:53until Laszlo Biro filed a patent in 1938 that the ballpoint pen as we know it was on its
10:58way to achieving commercial success.
11:00By the 50s and 60s, the classic ink-in-a-tube pen was mainstream, and so the more impractical
11:06quills and fountain pens were relegated to the pen pot, reserved only for fanciful calligraphy.
11:12The Amazon Kindle e-reader is to books what the iPod was to MP3 players.
11:26Sure, it does the same thing, except it doesn't.
11:28It does it better, in most ways anyway.
11:36The first Kindle was released in 2007, and it represented a new way to read and listen
11:40to books, with storage for up to 200 titles.
11:43This changed the way people read at home, on public transport and of course on holiday.
11:47And since 2007, there have been tons of new and improved Kindle iterations, giving you
11:52a literal bookshop worth of titles at your fingertips.
11:54But let's be real, books will never go away, although the tradition of going to a local
11:59bookshop for a browse has likely changed forever.
12:07Tesla killed the luxury car market.
12:14A bold claim?
12:15Maybe, but not really when you look at the figures.
12:17Brands like BMW, Mercedes and Lexus have had a solid foothold in the US car market for
12:22a long time, but over the last few years, the eco-centric car brand Tesla has accelerated
12:26past its competition and actually outsold its German and Japanese rivals by a pretty
12:31hefty margin.
12:35The combination of opulence, coolness and electric power seems to have won over those
12:39seeking a luxurious ride, and Tesla is looking stronger and more advanced every single year,
12:45signifying a possible transition to an all-electric car market.
12:54Sony and Sega, both innovators, both participants in the console wars.
12:59Sega's final home console would be the Dreamcast, built to cut costs and contrast its more expensive
13:04predecessor, the Sega Saturn.
13:08While the Dreamcast started out with a strong launch in America in the late 90s, the public's
13:12interest in the system soon faded, replaced by growing fixation on the then-upcoming Sony
13:17PlayStation 2.
13:18Sony's eventual embrace of third-party developers and general financial security contrasted
13:23Sega's financial losses and limited third-party support, leading the PS2 to succeed where
13:28the Dreamcast could not.
13:41Farewell rental stores, your time has passed.
13:44Once upon a time, video rental chains such as Blockbuster cornered the market in terms
13:47of providing people with films, television and other media.
13:51However, that all changed with the 1997 founding of Netflix, initially a video rental service
13:56that transitioned into media streaming.
14:04The ease of viewing films and TV on Netflix, matched by a reasonable service fee, ensured
14:08the downfall of traditional rental outlets, including Blockbuster's liquidation as of
14:132014.
14:24Two social media services enter, one service leaves.
14:32Acquired by News Corporation in 2005, MySpace stood tall as the world's largest social
14:37networking site for three years, even briefly surpassing Google as the most visited website
14:42in America.
14:43But that all changed with the rising appeal of Facebook, which was based around the fulfilling
14:47of the desires and demands of users, rather than sticking to a firm portal strategy.
14:55Contrasting with MySpace's owner-mandated planning, this looser approach served Facebook
14:59well.
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15:27Though the iPod's triumph over MP3 players is still monumental, the iPhone's success
15:32is on a whole other level.
15:34For several years, BlackBerry's multi-purpose devices had a strong foothold in the market,
15:38particularly when it comes to their focuses on email services.
15:41Yet when Apple's iPhone device came on the scene, with its sleeker interface and higher
15:45quality of design, BlackBerry struggled to compete.
15:53While they did make efforts to challenge Apple, BlackBerry's share in the market
15:56fell, while Apple rose to prominence.
15:59Truly, there can be only one.
16:08So what competition-killing product interests you?
16:11Let us know in the comments below.
16:29And as always, I'll see you in the next video.