As is often the case with technology companies, not everything is always 100% positive, and in addition to successes, many companies also have a number of products or services that they would rather forget. It is no different with Applu. In today's article, we will introduce you to six products that did not meet with the success that Apple originally expected.
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Apple USB Mouse (1998)
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When Apple after his return to the limelight of the computer technology market, he introduced his colorful iMac in the second half of the nineties of the last century, he also introduced a round mouse, nicknamed "puck". Apple The USB Mouse was characterized by a similar design to the Macy of the time, but unfortunately it was not met with enthusiasm by users. Its shape was anything but ergonomic. Users have complained about inconvenient controls or the cable being too short. Apple what is itonec decided to abandon the interesting but extremely impractical design, and in 2000 came up with a new Apple For Mouse.
20th Anniversary Macintosh
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Not all Apple products that weren't successful were also poor quality. The 20th Anniversary Macintosh was actually a pretty good computer. As the name suggests, this model - sometimes called the TAM for short - was created to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the first Macintosh, and it was a really powerful computer. As with many other great products from AppUnfortunately, the problem in this case was the disproportionately high price, which at the time was approximately 169 thousand crowns. Even after the price was reduced, there was no interest in this model, and Apple he ended its sale and production very quickly.
Macintosh TV (1993)
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Already in the nineties of the last century, the company was striving Apple also about penetrating into areas other than just computing. Part of this effort was the introduction of a device called Macintosh TV. It was a product that included a cable TV tuner. This “television Macintosh” was also equipped with 8MB of memory and a 16-bit monitor, which was definitely not the case at the time. nestAnother problem was the prohibitively high price, and the combination of these factors ensured that the Macintosh TV literally only lasted a few months.
iTunes Ping (2010)
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Apple in the not-so-distant past, it also flirted with social networks. In 2010, the company launched a platform called iTunes Ping (sometimes just Ping), the purpose of which was primarily to connect users interested in music. Here, people could share their favorite songs, discover new interesting content to listen to, follow their favorite artists, and much more. Given the time when Ping was launched, it logically could not compete with the popular Facebookand other platforms, and Apple he put it on ice after two years.
Apple Newton (1993)
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Another not very successful product from the company's workshop Apple was an apple PDA called Apple Newton. In this case too, it cannot be definitely said that it is a low-quality device. Apple Newton offered a number of interesting and useful features, such as saving contacts, creating notes, and more. Many experts today agree that Newton simply came at the wrong time, which is why it did not meet the desired response from customers. Apple Newton saw several different versions than Apple it ceased production and sale in 1998.
Apple (Bandai) Pippin (1996)
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Company Apple in the past it also tried to penetrate the waters of the game industry. It was then that a game console with the name emerged from her workshop Apple Pippin – it was a device that combined elements of a computer, game console and multimedia device. As with many other failures Apple products, even in the case of the Bandai Pippin game console, the main problem was not in functions, but rather in price. In 1996, when the console was launched, quality consoles from other brands were available, with a much richer selection of game titles.
