A new article by Andy Greenberg at Forbes.com.
It Begins:
"Long ago, before the iPhone, before the iPod, before even the second coming of Steve Jobs, Apple was not the infallible juggernaut of innovation it's known as today. The fanboys may not believe that there was a time when Apple could fail. But Allan Yogasingam has proof."
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When Apple Failed
Archive for October of 2008
When Apple Failed
October 30, 2008Give Your Apple II a New Year's Treat
October 29, 2008
From deep inside the atarimagazines.com archives, we present this article by Gregg Keizer which originally appeared in Compute!, Issue 126, February 1991. It begins:
"Apple II's used to sail off the dealer's shelves during the Christmas season. TVe commercials touted the saving graces of the Apple IIe, the IIc, and latr, the IIGS. Rebates motivated people to stop and shot for an Apple.
All that's history now. Apple's plans for the II line area a rearguard holding action at best. The company can only offer the ideologically correct phrases that promise continued support without any hard evidence that the line has a long-term future outside the classroom."
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Give Your Apple II a New Year's Treat
"Apple II's used to sail off the dealer's shelves during the Christmas season. TVe commercials touted the saving graces of the Apple IIe, the IIc, and latr, the IIGS. Rebates motivated people to stop and shot for an Apple.
All that's history now. Apple's plans for the II line area a rearguard holding action at best. The company can only offer the ideologically correct phrases that promise continued support without any hard evidence that the line has a long-term future outside the classroom."
Read More:
Give Your Apple II a New Year's Treat
This Week in Apple History
October 24, 2008
Today we return to the informative "This Week in Apple History" series at The Mac Observer. The October 24-31 entry in the series by Owen Linzmayer & Bryan Chaffin is entitled, "Sculley's Gift to Microsoft, Panther Released".
October 24-31: Sculley's Gift to Microsoft, Panther Released
October 24-31: Sculley's Gift to Microsoft, Panther Released
This Week in Apple History
October 17, 2008
Today we return to the informative "This Week in Apple History" series at The Mac Observer. The October 17-23 entry in the series by Owen Linzmayer & Bryan Chaffin is entitled, "1984, MessagePad 2100, OS 8.5, 9".
October 17-23: "1984, MessagePad 2100, OS 8.5, 9"
October 17-23: "1984, MessagePad 2100, OS 8.5, 9"
This Week in Apple History
October 10, 2008
Today we return to the informative "This Week in Apple History" series at The Mac Observer. The October 10-16 entry in the series by Owen Linzmayer & Bryan Chaffin is entitled, "NeXT Cube, Sculley Out, Rhapsody Seeds".
October 10-16: NeXT Cube, Sculley Out, Rhapsody Seeds
October 10-16: NeXT Cube, Sculley Out, Rhapsody Seeds
This Week in Apple History
October 02, 2008
Today we return to the informative "This Week in Apple History" series at The Mac Observer. The October 1-9 entry in the series by Owen Linzmayer & Bryan Chaffin is entitled, "Apple Pay Beatles, Apple & IBM Partner, BeBox".
October 1-9: Apple Pay Beatles, Apple & IBM Partner, BeBox
October 1-9: Apple Pay Beatles, Apple & IBM Partner, BeBox
