{"id":398,"date":"2012-12-21T10:07:15","date_gmt":"2012-12-21T15:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.nccomputertech.com\/?p=398"},"modified":"2012-12-21T10:07:15","modified_gmt":"2012-12-21T15:07:15","slug":"the-year-in-tech-biggest-fails-flops-and-faux-pas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/2012\/12\/21\/the-year-in-tech-biggest-fails-flops-and-faux-pas\/","title":{"rendered":"The year in tech: Biggest fails, flops, and faux pas"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was a very bad year (for some)<\/h2>\n

Yes, tech companies do a great job of making our lives better. But since they’re run by humans, none is perfect. So, just like every other year, 2012 brought its fair share of mistakes, flops, and failures. Here are 20 of the biggest tech mishaps from the past year.
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\nThe year in tech: Biggest fails, flops, and faux pas | PCWorld<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It was a very bad year (for some) Yes, tech companies do a great job of making our lives better. 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