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A Look Back at Apple's 2003

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the year-end-traditions dept.

Samvit writes "The end of the year is upon us, so it's naturally time for those retrospectives to start coming in. Ars Technica has a fantastic look back at Apple in 2003. 2003 was one of the biggest years for Apple, arguably the biggest in a very long time. Still, Ars is typically fair, so the author lays down not only the good in 2003, but also the bad and the ugly. There's a bit of prognostication going on too--a little something for everyone."

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  1. Huh? by Shky · · Score: 5, Funny

    Didn't Apple die? Wait, that was BSD...

    I kid, of course..

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  2. Very interesting by downix · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is also the first year that Apple has had some real competition in the PowerPC market since the 90's. Genesi's Pegasos I and II along with Eyetechs AmigaONE motherboards shipped in volume this past year, giving Apple something to directly threaten their position, even in a very remote manner.

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  3. Re:looking back on Apple is fine by mhore · · Score: 4, Funny
    but don't look back on SCO's year, or you'll turn into a pillar of salt.

    I don't think we're allowed to look back on SCO's year. That is their IP, I believe. They may be offering licenses to do that, though, at US$1599.00 per eyeball.

    Mike.

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  4. The good news! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Great article.. But no matter what, I am happy with... My iPod ... My preeecioussssss...

  5. Apple has brought us to a new Era by morelife · · Score: 5, Funny

    Fire, The Wheel, The Industrial Age, Xanadu, The Information Age, and finally, in 2004, the Brushed Metal Age.

  6. One missing adjective... by One+Louder · · Score: 4, Funny
    This is probably the first year in decades where the press hasn't automatically prepended "beleaguered" in front of any mention of Apple. This is most likely thanks to the success of iPod and iTMS that the press simply couldn't ignore - Apple needs to totally dominate a market to be considered successful by the media, whereas other companies merely have to stay in business.

    If there's any merging catch phrase this year, it's probably the use of "embattled" and "under siege" to describe Microsoft's ongoing war with Linux and security problems. You'll probably also begin to see the use of "oft-delayed" to describe Longhorn pretty soon.