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Why Apple Failed in the 90s
An anonymous reader writes "With news of amazing sales figures for both Mac hardware and the iPod, the future for Apple looks bright. But it wasn't always that way. The 90s were a bad time for the company, and Roughlydrafted.com has a look at Apple's failures of the previous decade." From the article: "During the development of Mac OS X, Apple polished the existing classic Mac OS, and salvaged what it could of Copland developments. Apple modernized its existing Mac APIs into Carbon, which would run software in Mac OS 9, and later allow it to run natively in Mac OS X. Despite fixing the obvious flaws in Apple's operating system offering, Mac OS X did not in itself solve Apple's problem. The company now only had an improved platform that nobody had any reason to buy. The real solution to Apple's problem was stumbled onto by a fortunate accident. "
You can't imagine why someone would spend extra money for a prettier car. There should only be two types of cars on the market: Dodge Caravans (for folks with kids) and Honda Civics.
Well, personally I have no idea why would someone drive around in a symbol of Abu Ghraib or dead bodies in New Orleans Superdome. Honda Civic is the prettiest car right now, because it's a hybrid accessible to the masses, unlike ultra-compact or experimental electric cars. On the other hand, if you regularly travel with more than 4 companions or with lots of gear, Dodge Caravan has good fuel efficiency for its class. Ivory is pretty too, but I think I will pass.