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Apple at 50

Apple at 50

janandonly

Comments (57)

  • yalogin
    That video is underwhelming to say the least, I expected to be able to click through and navigate each product and learn about data like number of units sold, what the impact was etc…And in general expected more too
  • freehorse
    This is the link to the video for future reference when the homepage changes back (assuming the url to the video may stay)https://www.apple.com/105/media/us/home/2026/84ec8a66-d69d-4...
  • gordon_freeman
    If there is one company I'd say that has made a significant (positive) difference in my life, I'd say it is Apple.
  • hexasquid
    Not exactly "heres to the crazy ones" anymore eh
  • MarsIronPI
    I'd be interested in hearing from the Apple aficionados today what they think of Apple as it was in its beginnings (i.e. the Apple I and Apple ][) compared to how it is now.I'm not an Apple person, but I can only wish that they would release their Apple silicon for non-Apple chassis (kinda like the original Apple I?). If I could jury-rig an Apple board into a 2010s Thinkpad I'd drop $1000 in a heartbeat. Instead they don't encourage tinkering with their hardware anymore. (The fact that they could lock it down even more is noted, but shouldn't really be praiseworthy.)
  • nickvec
    Is the entire video just scribbles of the different Apple products over the years? Pretty lackluster celebration if you ask me.
  • fastaguy88
    Amusingly, 15 min ago, the animation did not work on my MacOS Safari (Sequoia), but it was visible on Chrome. Now (1600 UTC-4), it is animated on Safari.
  • afandian
    I see people mentioning an animation? I see only a large apple logo and some words. What else are people seeing?(Firefox on Mac OS. Also Safari on Mac OS)
  • darth_avocado
    50 years of thinking different, more like 43 years of thinking different and 7 years of pivoting to milking the cash cow.
  • jedberg
    All the roads around the Apple Spaceship were closed yesterday, and I was surprised I didn't see any news about announcements. Apparently they just closed the roads for their 50th birthday party?
  • joezydeco
    I was expecting to see a Newton, and got an eMate 300 and a well-timed fake glitch in the audio. Seems apropos.
  • jasoneckert
    It's a nice animation, but for such a significant anniversary - and from a company like Apple - I expected a lot more hoopla and content. This could indicate that there wasn't a lot of planning involved, that it wasn't a high-priority item, or that Apple had enough people with time to focus on it.It's almost as if someone near the end of a meeting said "Oh crud, we've got to do something to acknowledge our 50th anniversary - can someone put something together, and quick?"
  • 01-_-
    I'd like to congratulate the company on the excellent products and services they've provided and the security they offer.
  • ChrisArchitect
    Associated Tim Cook letter (from a few weeks ago): https://www.apple.com/50-years-of-thinking-different/
  • ChrisArchitect
    Highlights from Computer History Museum's Apple at 50: Five Decades of Thinking Different event last month:Panel included David Pogue, Chris Espinsoa, John Sculley, Avie Tevanian.https://computerhistory.org/blog/celebrating-apple-at-50/
  • CodeWriter23
    No acknowledgment of the Apple ][ ಠ_ಠ
  • vjvjvjvjghv
    Pretty disappointing little amateur video.
  • karel-3d
    Oh, Apple Vision. They still sell that, eh. (Do they?)
  • pentagrama
    [dead]
  • saintfire
    This webpage performs shockingly bad on my phone for a (basically) empty page with a video.I guess it's like their phones. Got too old, slow 'er down.