Why killing Google Glass could ultimately save it

Google’s ambitious Glass program has languished in the market since its release, eliciting a largely negative response from a skeptical public. Still, few likely expected the company to step back from the technology so soon.

Google announced today that the Explorer program, through which it originally made the Glass devices available only to the select few developers it deemed qualified, will be shut down by Monday, January 19th. The Glass team promised that it will continue developing the technology, but declined to provide any details other than that the public will “start to see future versions of Glass when they’re ready.”

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