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Here are four examples.
- Tom Pope,PC Magazine
“Another flaw is the lack of a floppy drive.
Corbin Davenport / How-To Geek
There’s no way short of networking to get information off the iMac.
The all-internal 10Base-T Ethernet connector, 56k modem and infrared port guarantee easy setup but limit any upgrades.”
- John Breeden,The Washington Post.
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It arguably saved the company, and was responsible for several product names to come—iPod and iPhone.
The products listed below may have never come to be without the success of the original iMac.
It was pretty well received—except for one big sticking point: price.
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The first iPod cost $399 for 5GB of storage, and that was a point of contention.
After the announcement, journalists and Apple fans were more than a bit divided on the iPod.
Most tech journalists of the time were impressed with the iPod, even if they had some reservations.
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And it’s all in a stunning, if slightly bulky, 6.5-ounce package."
- What’s New,Popular Science
But it was a different story for many Apple users.
People had a lot to say about the original iPod in theMacRumors forums.
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$400 for an Mp3 Player!
Uuhh Steve, can I have a PDA now?
All that hype for an MP3 player?
this really isn’t that revolutionary of a product.
I have a Nomad Jukebox with a 6gig hardrive and it only cost me $250.
In fact, a lot of people were very critical and dismissive of the iPhone.
“$500!?
Fully subsidized with a plan?
The iPhone is revolutionary; it’s flawed.
It’s substance; it’s style.
PC guys are not going to just figure this out.
They’re not going to just walk in.”
It has obviously been an astounding success for Apple.
Still, there was plenty of skepticism around Apple’s entry into the smartwatch market.
-Nilay Patel, The Verge
“You don’t need one.
Nobody needs a smartwatch.
After all, it’s something else to buy, care for, charge every night.
It’s another cable to pack and track.
Your phone already serves most of its purposes.
Smartwatches can sometimes feel like a solution in search of a problem.
As ofQ1 2023, 43% of wearables shipped worldwide are Apple Watches.
The next closest competitor is Samsung, at 8%.
For example, did you know Apple made a gaming console?
It was called theApple Pippinand was discontinued after only a year.
