Ask HN: Why did Color fail?

I sense that the $41 million in funding that it took prior to launch may have been a hindrance.

If Color had started out as a scrappy startup would things have been different?

Was it just too early to market?

Perhaps it was a solution with no problem.

But I feel like the idea of sharing real-time, geo-located photos and info still might have a future.

For those unfamiliar: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_Labs