Top Ten Apple Products Which Flopped
To remove any doubt that all apple users are fanboi's . . . love em or hate em . . . . the list as compiled by Newlaunches.com
No 10 - Apple Cyberdog
No 9 - Taligent
No 8 - Apple EWorld
No 7 - Apple Pippin
No 6 - 20th Anniversary Macintosh
No 5 - Motorola ROKR
No 4 - Macintosh TV
No 3 - Macintosh Portable
No 2 - Apple Lisa
No 1 - Apple Newton
Full article can be found here - http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/...ch_flopped.php
As seen on Digg.com - with comments galore.
"Le mieux est l'ennemi du bien." FM Arouet
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke
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They forgot about Copeland which was their Vista like followup to Mac OS 9 which never shipped ... instead they bought NeXT and NeXT OS morphed into OS X.
Maybe it just didnt make their top 10?
"Le mieux est l'ennemi du bien." FM Arouet
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke
"Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience" Unknown
So why did they feature Taligent which was just a pie in the sky go nowhere research project ???.Originally Posted by bwana
Maybe it just didnt make their top 10?
The failure of Copeland was even more dire for Apple than Taligent ... heck at the time they even looked at Windows NT with Apple enhancements as an option.
You should ask them - it's their list
"Le mieux est l'ennemi du bien." FM Arouet
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke
"Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience" Unknown
Well, whilst I would say that whilst the Newton and Mac Portable were flops, they created entire new markets
Last edited by JStrike; 28-03-2007 at 11:43 AM.
I am with JStrike on that one ... My dad had a "Portable computer", roundabout the mid 80's that looked pretty much the same as the Mac Portable
Yeah, I don't think the newton should be anywhere near position 1 on the list.
I've always harboured a desire for one.
"Le mieux est l'ennemi du bien." FM Arouet
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke
"Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience" Unknown
Now's the time, you can get one in good condition from ebay for a fraction of a $1000
this all is only proving, that you can't plan success.
My best example is the GSM SMS service; what was at first a free product developed itself into one of the biggest cash cows in history.
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