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Apple's First Flops

Posted by timothy on from the what-might-have-been dept.

Sabah Arif writes "Apple began the eighties with two major flops under its belt: the Apple III and the LISA. Both machines were attempts at breaking into the business market. They were technologically advanced, but major flaws prevented their success."

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  1. Hmmmm by Bootle · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    I think Apple's biggest 80s flop was letting Microsoft get away with Windows...

    I think Apple's biggest flop since then has been to market themselves directly to NYU-attending latte-swilling upscale urbanites and metrosexuals. People out there avoid Apple due to snobbery, not lack of games or anything. Until recently, cost was also an issue

  2. Re:Apple's recent flops by jav1231 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Like it or not, OSX is the best user GUI. Windows looks like KDE 2 compared to OSX. As for graphics? Hands down. You can dot your verbal canvas with "rubbish" and "bullshit" but me thinks thou doest harbor a deeper issue.