2014 was an amazing year in startup news. In fact, we wrote more than 13,000 articles here on TechCrunch. That’s why we are giving you a handy TL;DR guide to remind you of all the big news from the past year.
Apple: We predict that large phones will be the next big thing.
WhatsApp: Sorry, I can’t hear you over the sound of all the $$$$.
Amazon: Remember that one time we built a phone?
Facebook: Too many apps.
Foursquare: As many apps as users.
Snapchat: There are no repercussions for bad behavior.
Uber: There are no repercussions for bad behavior.
Google: It only took us 6 years to make Android look good.
Aol: We’re still here.
Samsung: The next big thing was last year.
Xiaomi: ⌘C, ⌘V
Xiaomi Mi Pad and an iPad Mini Retina
Ello: Yo.
Secret: Hey! Come back! Can anybody hear me?
Lenovo: Soon we’ll own you too.
Motorola: Made in China.
Fitbit: You’re fatter than you think.
Sony: We’re still releasing ‘The Interview.’ Actually stop everything, we’re not releasing it. Actually we’re releasing it.
Spotify: Taylor Swift looks like a tall alien anyway.
John Oliver: This is how you win the Internet.
BlackBerry: QWERTY FTW! (WAIT, HOW DO YOU DISABLE CAPS LOCK?)
Reddit: Now the front page to the worst of the Internet.
Dropbox: Trading your privacy for 1TB of storage.
Beats Electronics: Beats by Tim Cook.
Airbnb: Remember that one time we changed our company logo to a vagina?
Oculus Rift: Now you can experience life without leaving your house.
Nintendo: New Super Smash Brothers Plus XL U!
Netflix: Hey, do you guys remember Blockbuster?
HBO: Hey, do you guys remember Netflix?
Comcast: We still don’t care about you.
Time Warner: We actually fucking hate you.
Microsoft: Actually thinking differently.
HP: Your printer ink is still low.
Yo: Yo.
