10 Tech Ideas That Should Have Failed But Didn’t

For every genius invention—the iPhone 5, Facebook, Tumblr—there are a dozen that, though somehow successful, were bad ideas from the beginning. Don't get us wrong, it's no easy task to constantly innovate and raise the bar for consumers. And, as you'll see, there are some ideas that have become popular despite the odds. Here, we present the 10 Tech Ideas That Should Have Failed But Didn't.