I don't know what criteria the author(s) is using for "worst."
Even though many things on the list (like Farmville) are mindless, it is still an EXTREMELY successful application.
The list names things like the Segway, which is extremely clever and technologically advanced but has no purpose for most people; as well as "New Coke" which wasn't appealing to any consumers; and finally Farmville, and extremely popular web-game.
I am disappointed to see so many "Top X list of ____ in the last century" articles recently coming from TIME. This is how people lose respect for news magazine; Rolling Stone seemed to take this route through the years as well, now it is a very popular, but junky music magazine with less than satisfying articles.
And yet, ironically it gets people talking about their articles...
