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The Mac Turns 40: Read Apple's Announcement From 1984
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Sadly, no. I checked the Apple homepage a few times throughout the day hoping to see something too, but no such luck. Kind of sad in my opinion. 😔
Yeah, kind of hard to believe there was no acknowledgment on their part at all. 40 years is generally seen as a big milestone…
Very odd. Possible something fell through the cracks at HQ, or maybe Apple just doesn't do celebrations/anniversaries anymore? Any theories why Apple didn't share anything this year, but did for the 30 year anniversary?
The Macintosh is what Apple started with, so it's really kind of gut-wrenching. Maybe I'm taking this a bit too seriously, but is it really that hard to acknowledge your company's original product's 40th anniversary?
To be fair, there was no "happy 10 year" for the iPhone in 2017, from what I remember, or "happy 10 year" for the iPad in 2020. Maybe it really is just no longer Apple's practice? Kinda sad because that's what made them unique and a bit different.
Yeah, you raise a good point; I don’t remember there being any other anniversary mentions for iPhone or other products, so maybe they have stopped?
That would be a crying shame, as little acknowledgements and highlights like that are the kinds of touches that in my mind are part of Apple’s “soul,” if you will. Though I suppose as time marches on and companies grow and evolve it’s natural for those kinds of things to get lost, though it doesn’t make it any less sad. I hope it’s not the case…maybe they are saving up for something big for 50 years? 🤞🏻
If by "original product" you mean first product, the Macintosh wasn’t Apple's original product. The Macintosh didn't come along until 1984 after the original Apple, Apple II, Apple II+, Apple IIe, Apple III, Apple III+, and Apple Lisa. Even the announcement of the "Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh" wasn't commemorating the Macintosh but rather the company's 1976 founding.
As far as acknowledging the 40th anniversary of the Macintosh, Tim Cook at least did so on his X account (image below). I think something on the Apple homepage or Mac page would've been better, however.
Nearly Apple's entire executive team (minus Cook) was in the front row at the Computer History Museum's Mac 40th anniversary event "Insanely Great" last night. Most of the original Mac team (including this guy named Woz) were also there. Surprised that this site (named after the product) didn't cover it.