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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. Re:Sounds reasonable. by sznupi · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Apple has in their offer precisely "good hardware combined with good software"

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  2. News? by c0ldfusi0n · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Slashdot: Where failures from the '80s still make news.

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