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The six worst Apple products of all time | Editors' Notes
The six worst Apple products of all time | Editors' Notes
by Adam C. Engst , Macworld.com Editor’s Note: The Mac is certainly a landmark product, one of the many to make its way out of Cupertino in the last quarter-century. But not everything Apple touches turns to gold. We asked TidBits editor Adam C. Engst to list a half-dozen Apple efforts that ...
Chip complex delaying Apple's new iMac line, says analyst
appleinsider.com — Apple's next-generation iMacs are being held up for business reasons and a minor technical obstacle, according to... one Wall Street analyst. (more) Chip complex delaying Apple's new iMac line, says analyst
Remembering the '1984' Super Bowl Mac ad
news.cnet.com — The fact that the Los Angeles Raiders humiliated the Washington Redskins in a 38-to-9 victory is a... mere afterthought. Super Bowl XVIII's lasting legacy has been a single advertisement sandwiched somewhere in the third quarter: Apple Computer's iconic ... (more) Remembering the '1984' Super Bowl Mac ad
Mac Memories: The Day Steve Jobs Showed Me the First Mac
Mac Memories: The Day Steve Jobs Showed Me the First Mac
blogs.pcmag.com — It's hard to believe that this week marks 25 years since the original Apple Macintosh was first... introduced. In that period, the Mac has had its ups and downs, and changed in ways that the original development team could scarcely have imagined. But in ... (more) Mac Memories: The Day Steve Jobs Showed Me the First Mac
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Internet Applauds 25 Years of Apple Macintosh
Today @ PC World — ... believe in saying no to thousands of projects so that we can really focus on the few that are truly important and meaningful to us." Cook's impromptu pulpit pounder might illuminate better than any historical timeline the drive and impact Apple, and the Macintosh, has had upon the technology industry. For serious in-depth coverage of Apple's anniversary, check out Macworld 's multi-part series exploring everything from software , to icons , to some of Apple's less than prosperous inventions . Iain Thompson writes for vunet.com about why he still ...

The six all-time worst Apple products
MacDailyNews — ... "Not everything Apple touches turns to gold, " Macworld proclaims. The publication asked TidBits editor Adam C. Engst to list a half-dozen Apple efforts that probably seemed like good ideas at the time. 1. Macintosh IIvi and IIvx 2. Macintosh TV 3. Pippin MacDailyNews Note: Pippin was not an Apple-branded product. So, technically, it belongs on Bandai's worst products list. 4. Power Macintosh 4400 5. Twentieth Anniversary Mac 6. Apple USB Mouse ("hiockey puck") Full article here . MacDailyNews Take: Take 5 off the list, too. It may have been expensive, but it was - ...

ExtraBITS for 26-Jan-09
TidBITS: Mac News for the Rest of Us — ... Macworld's Six Worst Mac Products Ever -- As part of Macworld's 25th anniversary issue, Adam wrote an article about what he feels are Apple's six worst Mac-related products of all time. It's pure opinion, so check out the reader comments about what was - and should have been - included. (Posted 2009-01-26) ...

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