Hacker News with Generative AI: Discontinued Products

Everything Google killed in 2024: 8 new entries to the Google Graveyard (androidpolice.com)
Spotify's Car Thing Accessory Is Officially Dead (macrumors.com)
Spotify today shut down all Car Thing accessories, several months after announcing plans to discontinue the product. As of this week, Car Thing is no longer functional and will not work with the Spotify streaming service.
Microsoft Discontinues iMac Rival Surface Studio 2 (macrumors.com)
Microsoft has discontinued its Surface Studio 2+, marking the end of the company's only direct competitor to Apple's iMac, leaving a gap in the Windows ecosystem for high-end all-in-one PCs.
Apple Seemingly Discontinuing Lightning to Headphone Jack Adapter (macrumors.com)
It appears that Apple is discontinuing the Lightning to 3.5mm headphone jack adapter that it released alongside the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus in 2016.
Microsoft Is Discontinuing HoloLens 2, with No Replacement (uploadvr.com)
HoloLens 2 production has ended, Microsoft confirmed to UploadVR.
Microsoft is killing the Windows Paint 3D app after 8 years (bleepingcomputer.com)
Google Discontinues Chromecast Line (theverge.com)
Sony discontinues production of select Blu-ray and optical recording discs (notebookcheck.net)
Spotify Car Thing will be discontinued (spotify.com)