Reddit redesign (2018): did it need fixing?

2018

Before: Reddit: dense lists of text links, plain and a little ugly, mostly unchanged since 2005.
The fix: Rolled out a redesign with card views, infinite scroll and a more modern look.
Then: People who hated it kept using old.reddit.com, and it stayed open for eight years. In July 2026 Reddit started requiring a login to use it, citing scrapers.

Half took it back

Old Reddit still exists, now for logged-in users only.

Your call

More fixes nobody asked for

2013

Microsoft

Before: Xbox 360: put in a disc, play the game, lend it or sell it when you're done.
The fix: Said the Xbox One would need an online check-in every 24 hours and would restrict used and shared games.
Then: At E3, Sony said the PS4 had no such rules and got a long standing ovation. On June 19, 2013, before the console even launched, Microsoft dropped both policies.

Took it back

Reversed about five months before launch.

Your call

2011

Netflix

Before: Netflix: DVDs by mail and streaming, one account, one website.
The fix: Split the plans with a price hike, then said DVDs would move to a separate site called Qwikster.
Then: Netflix lost 800,000 US subscribers that quarter. Reed Hastings killed Qwikster on October 10, 2011, about three weeks after announcing it.

Took it back

Qwikster never launched. The price increase stayed.

Your call

2018

Speed Queen

Before: Speed Queen top-loaders with a plain agitator and mechanical controls.
The fix: Redesigned the line to meet federal efficiency rules, with an 'agi-tub' that moves tub and agitator together for a gentler wash.
Then: Consumer Reports gave the $1,000-plus TR7 a 31 out of 100, the worst of the 100-plus washers it had tested. Speed Queen reworked it and brought the old transmission-driven design back as the TC5.

Half took it back

Both designs are sold now.

Your call