Apple's 50th Anniversary Finale Revealed

[klasma]

Apple began with the Mac. A new iMac would be appropriate.

Not quite. The first Mac was only 42 years ago. So maybe in 2034.

 

[Apple Knowledge Navigator]

Yep definitely Jony Ive

 

[dwaltwhit]

He’s American, though. The Monkees were an American band. The only non-American was Davy Jones.

That’s the surprise!

 

[segfaultdotorg]

Special guest? Is it possible they've reincarnated Steve Jobs? A lot of resources freed up when they cancelled the iCar, so it's not impossible.

 

[BGrifter]

Special guest? Is it possible they've reincarnated Steve Jobs? A lot of resources freed up when they cancelled the iCar, so it's not impossible.

They’re replacing Tim Cook with an Apple Intelligence Steve Jobs hologram.

 

[minik]

We are all ready

and be done with it?

 

[WarmWinterHat]

This has been a pretty lame 50th anniversary, for anyone other than employees.

 

[svish]

Will be great if Apple does a lives stream of the event at Apple Park. I plan on visiting my local Apple Store on the 1st to see whether there is anything special in store for customers.

 

[Win$ton l]

Just happy to see Apple still remains in California after seeing all those other company exodus. Apple's campus is a part of California heritage now. Perfect location for celebrations on Apple's part.

They aren’t going anywhere

 

[wyrdness]

I don't know how Apple would manage to get Paul McCartney to perform. He's 83 and insanely rich, and has been insanely rich since his 20's. At that age he's only going to do something if he really wants to, and not because he's offered any amount of money. Which is not to say that he wouldn't want to do it if he felt like it.

 

[Earwolf]

I think I'm going to love it

 

[Attirex]

Hey, Tim, how about thanking Apple fans and customers, you know, the ones who have spent billions and billions on Apple products?

 

[Fraserpatty]

He’s American, though. The Monkees were an American band. The only non-American was Davy Jones.

Sting.

 

[DocMultimedia]

Apple computer. Apple records. Maybe they'll release a new Apple TV say the show. Sorry... Just dreaming again.

 

[heretic51]

Paul sans Ringo

 

[scottishwildcat]

Let's hope it's not Jonathan King.

 

[kalsta]

Maybe they'll surprise everyone on April by releasing a new Apple //gs+, able to run all the old Apple][ and Apple /// software? Thanks to emulation and miniaturization, Apple could release the new/old computer as a USB key that plugs into your Mac and lets it function transparently as an Apple //, pre-loaded with thousands of old games and utilities that have fallen into the public domain over the decades. …

And the best part if they DID do that? Given the April 1 anniversary, everyone would assume it was an April Fool's prank and not a genuine homage to the computer whose wild success made the Mac possible.

Oh, I’d buy one of those! I wonder how many others would? Perhaps you should post your idea as a poll thread and see what the response is? 🙂

Well, maybe in a parallel universe, where Apple is a little more fun and flippant, they’re doing this. They have until… [searching Wikipedia…] June 2027 to celebrate the Apple II’s 50th annivers…

Wait, it only took Steve Wozniak ONE YEAR to design, build and release the Apple II??!! Woah. I hadn’t remembered that little piece of Apple history. That’s truly amazing.

Update: I asked ChatGPT about this, and got a very interesting response, including a link to the article Steve Wozniak Talks Apple II on Its 45th Anniversary, and this brief summary:

What looks like a one-year feat is actually:

~5+ years of obsessive tinkering + one year of focused refinement + extreme simplicity

And that combination—plus Wozniak’s rare ability to do everything himself—is what makes it feel almost superhuman.

 

[MrBurger]

McCartney doing a cover of “Sosumi” would be perfect. Wouldn’t even need Ringo since there are no drums.

 

[Satch111]

Apple began with the Mac. A new iMac would be appropriate.

No they didn't, the firs Mac was 1984

 

[Satch111]

Just happy to see Apple still remains in California after seeing all those other company exodus. Apple's campus is a part of California heritage now. Perfect location for celebrations on Apple's part.

Odd comment when they haven't even been in their new building a decade. You don't build that and then move for a loooooong time

 

[trusso]

I'm going to have to disagree with the first sentence

Took me a second, but yeah... strictly speaking, you're not wrong.

 

[Veinticinco]

Paul McCartney? Long past his sell-by date even in ‘76. May as well cough up for a duet with Bono.

Proof if ever Tim Cook is tone deaf and absolutely obsessed with celebrity. He probably has a sideboard (or even a room) with photos of him with that same rictus veneered grin next to whoever (Dalai Lama excepted for obvious reasons), everyone arranged systematically by genre, politicians here, movie actors there, musicians next to them etc. in order of “importance”/fame.

Instead, this 50th anniversary should have been meaningful, an introspective reflection of just how far the company has come, showcasing the founders (both the two living and one deceased), and a vision of what the company hopes the next 50 years may bring.

Unlike others, I don’t agree it should have been another Marketing excuse to announce some new company product but how about a significant charitable or educational program (large-scale donation of Neo’s to underfunded or deprived school districts for example) to give back to society, even if just locally or regionally around their mothership and global satellites LA, NYC, London, Paris, Cork, etc. The company is as rich as Croesus, surely that’s better PR than another geriatric CEO/rock star photo opp.

Something, anything to show this behemoth of a tech company hadn’t disappeared up its own self-congratulatory fame hole.

What an utterly wasted opportunity.

 

[MrRom92]

Macca IS in California at the moment and played 2 very small scale intimate shows earlier this week, possibly as a rehearsal of sorts. I’d say it’s all but certain he will be performing at the headquarters. And given that Ringo is a California boy I wouldn’t rule out an appearance from him as well.


Maybe Apple will livestream this for everyone who doesn’t work at Apple. Or maybe even record it in spatial for the 12 people who actively use a Vision Pro

 

[uczcret]

will they release the m5 mini / studios? They've been on extreme low stock and have seen 3+ weak lead times everywhere.

BTO Mini has a 16-18 week (mid-August!) lead time here in the UK, it's crazy!

 

[attila]

I'm hoping for some limited MERCH in the Apple Stores on April 1st!

Actually, I'm really hoping for a 50th Anniversary Mac, but Steve Jobs hated the idea, and there has been absolutely zero rumours, so that probably won't happen...