Opinion: The biggest tech fails of 2020


Copies of the Cyberpunk 2077 game for the Sony Playstation on display in the gaming section of a shop in Tokyo on Dec 18, 2020, as Sony announced the pulling of the much-hyped game from PlayStation stores around the world after a flood of complaints and ridicule over bugs, compatibility issues and even health risks. — AFP

LOS ANGELES: It’s been a year many are eager to put in the past – especially those who were involved in 2020’s biggest tech and digital flops.

The most epic fails of 2020 included Quibi’s spectacular flameout; the release of Cyberpunk 2077, unplayable for many; Twitter’s unprecedented celebrity hack; and President Trump’s failure to outlaw Chinese-owned TikTok in the US.

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