It's okay, they never experienced Mac OS 9, nor the first iMac. 2004 was a great time for Apple, but it can't beat seeing it grow and change.
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Apple Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Steve Jobs Unveiling the iMac
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It's okay, they never experienced Mac OS 9, nor the first iMac. 2004 was a great time for Apple, but it can't beat seeing it grow and change.
It took 20 years for GM to go from standard of the world to stranded by the world. Point being, Apple could do nothing innovative for a few more years and still be a money machine and that's basically what's happening.
My first Mac was an iMac G3 I got used for 50$ back in 2009. Was still surprisingly usable considering its age. I'm still bummed out it got destroyed when my basement flooded a few years ago.
Might be a bit of nostalgia talking, but I definitely feel like Apple had better stuff in the 2000's. Could just be that a lot on the PC side of things has caught up, but Apple really did push the innovation envelope pretty hard back then.
Might be a bit of nostalgia talking, but I definitely feel like Apple had better stuff in the 2000's. Could just be that a lot on the PC side of things has caught up, but Apple really did push the innovation envelope pretty hard back then.
I am so utterly bored of Apple's grey aluminium. The last time Apple did something fun was the iPhone 5c, however the market seems to like space grey/silver just as much as it loved beige in the 1990s.
Have you ever considered perhaps the "whining" is justified?
“Turned into a perpetual whine fest??” Seriously? How long have you been here? MacRumors has always been a perpetual whine fest. Even during the days when MacMinute ruled the Internet... take a look at the join dates of many of the complainers. They’ve been at it for over a decade.
Yeah... And ragging on a company or CEO gives people a sense of power that's otherwise lacking in their lives, letting many to feel better about themselves. Heh, that goes back to the Steve Jobs days.
Not happy with an Apple computer or phone? Simple. Vote with your wallet and purchase a better one that you like from another company. Much easier to whine, for some, than to actually take action and purchase that better product. That's certainly a real head-shaker.
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You should think about changing your signature, I read your post as all those iMacs where worthless, just worthless until I realised it was your sig.
It's well known that the iMac has been a very successful product for Apple and is popular with Mac users. But for some reason- starting with the original Bondi Blue iMac, I've despised it's all in one design. I've never even remotely considered buying one due to (what I consider) it having a user hostile design. The iMac has evolved over the years and has become very powerful, yet I still despise it's AIO design to this day. I'd be bummed if I had one. Would feel like I was a sucker.
That feeling I know really isn't rational, and I know that there are millions of iMac fans, but I just can't get over its horrible design. I guess I never will.
That feeling I know really isn't rational, and I know that there are millions of iMac fans, but I just can't get over its horrible design. I guess I never will.
Times like this remind us all that Tim Cook really has to go.
He's worse than Gil.
Bring back Scott Forstall. That'll kickstart innovation again.
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Yeah but they sure do sell a lot of watch bands
He's worse than Gil.
Bring back Scott Forstall. That'll kickstart innovation again.
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Yeah but they sure do sell a lot of watch bands
Why even make note if they dont have new models? This is what frustrates me about todays Apple there are plenty of chips out there for an update yet we hear nothing about new machines on the 20th.
From a marketing perspective it looks pathetic. Especially on technology dated platforms. Apples lack of interest in Macs is heart breaking.
You mean like Apple Maps and Siri, products he was responsible for?
Wrong. The first aluminum unibody design was released in late 2009. No major redesign since then.
Thanks. I've corrected the error.
How about an Anniversary Edition much like Lenovo have done with the ThinkPad.
Just imagine the original iMac body with modern specifications.
I would most certainly buy one!
Just imagine the original iMac body with modern specifications.
I would most certainly buy one!
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I love the iMac! My first one was a G3 blueberry slot-load DV in 2000. I owned a 17" iMac G5 after that, then a white 20" Core Duo, an aluminum 20" Core Duo 2, and last my 2011 Core i5 that's still running strong. One thing I have found is as hardware becomes more powerful it lasts longer. The new ones are a lot faster then the one I am on, but with a quad core i5 it is still running along just fine.
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I had a green one..I had problems...they sent a man to my HOME and he picked it up and they sent me the flat screen with the big base and it still...works TODAY...
Never had an iMac and lost interest in them when they made it needlessly ‘thin’ and ditched the SuperDrive, oh and increased its price, and then we had the reports of yellow screens and overheating...
The iMac Pro is the most exciting thing to happen to the iMac in years, and I see people claiming that overheats and so throttles itself?
The iMac Pro is the most exciting thing to happen to the iMac in years, and I see people claiming that overheats and so throttles itself?
He would be perfectly content.
Steve wanted to deliver an all-in-one and tightly controlled computing experience for the mere mortals. Thus he introduced the Macintosh, and then the iMac, and with more modern tech, the iPad.
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You think iMacs are expensive? The original Macintosh was priced at $2500, and yes, it suffered from overheating as well (as Steve Jobs never like fans in a computer).
I guess Apple is consistent.
I love the 2002 lamp-style design.
Im also one of those weirdos who REALLY liked the G3 imac's puck mouse.. Ergonomically it works better for me than Apples modern flat mice.
Im also one of those weirdos who REALLY liked the G3 imac's puck mouse.. Ergonomically it works better for me than Apples modern flat mice.