Amazon is facing a bombshell class action lawsuit accusing the tech giant of purposely letting the software in Fire TV Stick devices peter out so customers would feel compelled to buy newer versions.
— Read on nypost.com/2026/04/15/business/amazon-sued-for-allegedly-sabotaging-fire-tv-sticks-to-force-users-to-upgrade/
Amazon sued for allegedly sabotaging Fire TV Sticks to force users to upgrade
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GRAVEYARD: Samsung Messages goes to the Samsung version of the graveyard
Friday, April 10, 2026https://www.androidauthority.com/death-samsung-messages-good-why-3655062/
The death of Samsung Messages is good for everyone
So long and farewell, Samsung Messages.
By Joe Maring
2026-04Apr-07
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Samsung fans, it’s almost time to pour one out for one of the company’s oldest Android apps. On April 4, Samsung announced that its longstanding Samsung Messages texting app will finally shut down for good this July. As has been the case with more recent Samsung phones, remaining Samsung Messages users will be migrated over to Google Messages for their new default texting app.
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I’m not sure what hardware makers are thinking by trying to SHERLOCK an existing Google product. But it can’t be needed or good for the bottom line.
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GRAVEYARD: Microsoft Publisher will no longer be supported — off to the Microsoft Mothball Vault
Wednesday, April 8, 2026FROM AN EMAIL BY MSFT
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Beginning 10/1/2026, Microsoft Publisher will no longer be supported as part of Microsoft 365. Many common Publisher scenarios are available in other Microsoft 365 apps, including Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
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Microsoft is killing Microsoft Publisher just like it did with its ChromeOS competitor. Off to the “Microsoft Mothball Vault”.
Of course there’s no reduction in price. Argh! Call it what it is “shrinkflation”. They give it the FU treatment and “deprecate” it. Or whatever you want to call it — “sunsetting”!
Unlike when Google SHERLOCKED (i.e., copy a successful product and give it away for free) like BITLY, they “deprecated” it like so many other GOOGLE “products and services”.
So to recap, we have seen: the #Google Graveyard, #AT&T_ashcan; IoT products to their own graveyard; #DROPBOX dustbin; Amazon has “sunset”; and … … … …
… … … … the worst of all Google introduced “End of Life” to Chromebooks when I thought that Google had created the computer that was closest to an appliance like a toaster. But they threw in the EOL as planned obsolesce!
At least a toaster just sits there are works, unlike all this other <synonym for excrement>!
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GRAVEYARD: Typepad, a wordpress competitor back in the day, is going down
Friday, September 5, 2025https://everything.typepad.com/blog/2025/08/typepad-is-shutting-down.html
Typepad is shutting down
August 27, 2025
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We have made the difficult decision to discontinue Typepad, effective September 30, 2025.
What Does This Mean for You?
After September 30, 2025, access to Typepad – including account management, blogs, and all associated content – will no longer be available. Your account and all related services will be permanently deactivated.
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Luckily I chose WordPress and dabbled in Google’s Blogger.
Sad to see these “old” favorites going down. Hope someone saves their content.
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