Apple ll‐ Steve Wozniak designed the Apple II and it was launched keeping in mind the mass market. June 10, 1977 was the date when this design was available for sale. This was then later used to learn computer and programming skills. The production of this computer finally came to an end in 1993 with the Apple lle being the last model in the range.
Macintosh‐ It was introduced in 1984 by Apple and even today, it is a name that is still going strong with the company. While initially it was known as Macintosh, it was later shortened to Mac.
IPod‐ 2001 was the year when the company had launched the iPod. This device also set the standards of how the digital music players had to be. This device was considered to be the best even though the company was still new in the market.
IPhone‐ The iPhone is one of the most important products that changed not just the company however even the market of smartphone’s. Over the years there have been various models that have come out and are considered to be one device that is the best selling.
OS X ‐ For the users of Mac, 2001 was considered the biggest change with the launch of the OSX. Apple has released various updates to help keep this version not only ahead in the race however also fresh.
The worst
The Portable Macintosh‐ 1989 Apple had launched the <Macintosh Portable which allowed the users to move around and use it whenever they wanted. The battery was considered to one the worst feature and if it was drained out, you had to wait until it was charged completely.
Power Mack G4 Cube ‐ July 2000, there were high hopes by the company in regards to this particular computer; however things hit rock bottom in a year’s time due to the low sales numbers resulting in the discontinuation of the computer.
Apple lll‐ It was considered to be the first biggest flop that the company had which was launched in 1980 and costed around $4340 ‐ $7800. The aim was for business users. This computer had very limited applications, chips that were not staying in their respective socket and software that was full of bugs. It came to an end a year after IBM had launched their own PC’s.
eWorld ‐ June 1994, Apple had launched a service where in they offered people the benefit of gaining access to the bulletin boards and even mail services, they also provided restricted Internet services. They stood in competition to bigger services like CompuServe, Microsoft Network and America Online, however shut down 2 years after they launched the service.
Newton ‐ The personal digital assistant that was launched by Apple was developed to help in handwriting recognition, it was not a success due to the fact that the price was very high and the battery life was very poor.