I'm not sure it can be described as a failure, it made a lot of money and provided many jobs in France (I think my father worked on it during the 80s as a telco engineer).
The last time I had to use it must have been in 1999 as the only choice to enter your college preferences. And there was "Minitel over the internet" for some time. Apparently it only closed in 2012!
Transitioning the country to the Internet was botched in a typical French fashion though.
The last time I had to use it must have been in 1999 as the only choice to enter your college preferences. And there was "Minitel over the internet" for some time. Apparently it only closed in 2012!
Transitioning the country to the Internet was botched in a typical French fashion though.