PRODUCTHEAD: Not bricking it — retiring a product with good grace

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tl;dr

Just over half of product managers surveyed rate themselves poor at retiring a product

Consider how people may continue using your product after it is retired, or the company exits

Activists are pushing to prevent companies from bricking devices reliant on c...