February 9, 1993: NeXT Inc., the company Steve Jobs founded after being pushed out of Apple, quits making computers. The company changes its name to NeXT Software and focuses its efforts entirely on producing code for other platforms. In a mass layoff, 330 of NeXT’s 500 employees are made redundant in an event known internally…
Forty years. In the world of technology, where many devices seem to evaporate after only a matter of months, lasting for a decade is an accomplishment—but four of them? It’s nearly unheard of. And yet today marks the 40th anniversary of the Macintosh. While it has certainly seen its ups and downs over the intervening…
The Mac's 40-year existence is "unbelievable" to Apple itself, the company's executives insist, with the personal computer surviving thanks to countless innovations. January 24 will be the Macintosh's 40th birthday, marking four decades since Steve Jobs showed off what he believed to be the future of computing. As the anniversary rolls around, Apple executives have…
January 3, 1977: Apple Computer Co. is officially incorporated, with Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak listed as co-founders. Third founder Ron Wayne — who initially invested in the company — is not part of the deal, after selling back his stake in Apple for $800. The funding and expertise needed to turn Apple into a…
As 2024 springs into reality, it's a fresh opportunity to look at what Apple can do to to stay alive and remain relevant as its core Mac platform reaches the ripe old age of 40. If Apple's Macintosh were a person, it would likely be suffering a receding hairline, a stiff neck for no apparent…
December 27, 2010: Almost four months after the second-gen Apple TV’s debut, Cupertino says it has sold 1 million of the streaming video devices. The news shows that Apple’s set-top box is gaining momentum. However, Apple’s PR move is also a low-blow shot at competitor Roku, which recently said it planned to hit the 1…
November 22, 2005: Two-and-a-half years after opening its virtual doors, the iTunes Music Store enters the list of top 10 U.S. music retailers. While iTunes sales numbers can’t yet match the selling power of established retail giants like Walmart, Best Buy and Circuit City (or fellow tech company Amazon), this milestone nonetheless represents big news…
Today marks the 12th anniversary of Apple's co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs passing away at the age of 56, following a cancer diagnosis. Apple still has a "Remembering Steve" page on its website with condolences shared by customers around the world following his death in 2011. "There is not a day that goes by…
September 20, 1989: Apple releases the Macintosh Portable, the first battery-powered Mac you could take on the road. At a time when Tim Burton’s Batman is flying high in theaters, and Madonna is shocking audiences at the MTV Video Music Awards, this ahead-of-its-time product lays the groundwork for Apple’s looming laptop revolution. Macintosh Portable: The…
An Apple-1 advertisement that was written by Steve Jobs recently sold for $175,759 at an auction hosted by RR Auction. The ad is a rough draft with specifications for the Apple-1 machine, along with information on the details that Jobs wanted to include. "Board only + manual, $75. A real deal" reads a part of…
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