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IPhone 4s
“It gave us Siri, sold by the millions, and said goodnight gently.”
“Google's first friendship machine, loved loudest in Brazil, signing off with its archive in hand”
Orkut was Google's social networking service, built to help users meet new and old friends and keep existing relationships alive. It was named after its creator, Google employee Orkut Büyükkökten. By 2008 it was one of the most visited websites in India and Brazil, where it found its true home — so much so that Google handed it over to Google Brazil in Belo Horizonte that same year.
On June 30, 2014, Google announced the shutdown for September 30, 2014, blocking new sign-ups from July. Users could download their profile archive through Google Takeout, a small mercy at the wake. The story got a curious epilogue: in April 2022 the site returned bearing only a letter from its founder promising something new, and in October 2026 it displayed a countdown to 10 o'clock on October 8, teasing major chan
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“It gave us Siri, sold by the millions, and said goodnight gently.”
“A thousand songs in your pocket, and the click wheel still knows the way.”
“OneNote was born here; the rest is sticky notes and nostalgia.”