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The death of Google Glass is a Reality check for Apple

Google Glass is a failure. That isn’t exactly news, but it is now official: the company has finally discontinued the business version of the product, which itself replaced the deeply unpopular consumer devices whose wearers were subjected to mockery and occasional physical violence, and coined the term ‘Glass-hole’. An inglorious tale has come to an end, and not a moment too soon.

Then again, the timing is notable and a little surprising because it comes mere months before Apple is expected to make its own entry into the world of face-mounted

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