Someone asked “What was the biggest downgrade in recent memory that was pitched like it was an upgrade?” and people shared the worst examples. So get comfortable as you read through, upvote your favorites, and share your thoughts in the comments. If you want to see more terrible changes and updates, check out our article on bad redesigns.
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Outrageous_Tea_4597 , Lisa Fotios / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
WhatevahIsClevah , Erik Mclean / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
TheBassMeister , Cliff Booth / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
The truth is, when it comes to making money, companies can be pretty unscrupulous about worsening the products we have grown to love. In the past, they may have attempted to swing it using marketing and pitching it like a new feature. Now, some companies will instead hide the corners they have cut. This is most visible through what some economists call “shrinkflation".
Novapunk8675309 , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
snorens , Pixabay / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Pulp_Ficti0n , Andrea Piacquadio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Moon_Jewel90 , iMin Technology / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Funkytownn , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Tranquilcobra , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
StationFar6396 , Nataliya Vaitkevich / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
booboohaha , Tima Miroshnichenko / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
iwantdatpuss , Esmihel Muhammad / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
iamplasma , George Milton / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Puzzleheaded-Ear202 , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Orcasubmarine , anna-m. w. / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Megamoss , Mike Jones / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
AliasAlien , Ketut Subiyanto / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
SloeHazel , Lina Kivaka / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
future_lard , Paul IJsendoorn / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
wellyboot97 , Mike Bird / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
TheCowardlyLion_ , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
AnyRepresentative432 , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Dicksperado , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
RonocNYC , Marc Mueller / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Similar_Green_5838 , Anna Shvets / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
reticulatedspline , Eren Li / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
je97 , Karolina Grabowska / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
bazang_ , Pixabay / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
ResidentSheeper , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
PckMan , Anastasia Shuraeva / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
fulthrottlejazzhands , Karolina Grabowska / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Practicalsparticle , Gül Işık / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Viruszero , Jimmy Liao / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Confuscious-He-Say , Ron Lach / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
dishonoredfan69420 , JÉSHOOTS / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
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