The bitterness behind the glory shows the top ten failures in Apple's product history

The bitterness behind the glory shows the top ten failures in Apple's product history

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In Apple's long history, there have been many amazing products, some of which have even profoundly changed the world, such as Apple II, iPod, iPhone, and iPad.

However, there is always bitterness behind glory, and Apple has launched a variety of products that are hard to look back. Let's take a look at the top ten failures in the company's product history.

1. iPod Hi-Fi

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IPod Hi-Fi is a speaker developed by Apple for its iPod product. It was launched in February 28, 2006. Unlike third-party speakers, iPod Hi-Fi uses an integrated design that can be powered from a wall outlet or using 6 D-cell batteries, which can be controlled using the Apple Remote Control.

However, the sound quality of iPod Hi-Fi has lost to third-party competitors with the same positioning in the market.

2. Hockey Puck mouse

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Hockey Puck is a product that appears with iMac G3. It is small in size and difficult to operate and violates the ergonomics design principle. Apple quickly cut down the product.

3. Macintosh TV

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In 1993, Apple launched the Macintosh TV. The product uses a full-black design, equipped with a 14 inch Sony telI display screen, and uses the apple hybrid Ma 520 platform.

However, one year after the release of Macintosh TV, it was declared a failure, mainly because the user could not play the TV channel in the desktop window. The total shipment of Macintosh TVs is only 10 thousand units.

4. Pippin

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In 1996, Apple and Bandai launched the Pippin for home game machines in Japan and the United States, which is responsible for manufacturing. This is Apple's first test in the gaming industry.

However, since there were already strong competitors Nintendo, Sega and Sony in the market, and there was a lack of attractive games, Pippin sold only 42 thousand units, which was discontinued in the second year of its launch.

5. Apple III

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Apple II has achieved great success, but Apple III is not so lucky. In May 1980, Apple released the product for two years at the National Computer Conference. To make the scene great, Apple spent $42 thousand to rent a Disneyland for five hours, using a British dual-deck bus to transport about 7000 attendees to the scene.

Apple III is a milestone for Apple. It is the company's first attempt to create a powerful commercial computer, and it is also the first time Apple has abandoned its mature Apple II architecture. It turns out to be a failure. Apple III experienced frequent failures and even recalled the first 14 thousand devices. In September 1985, Apple III disappeared into Apple's product list.

6. Newton PDA

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As early as 1993, Apple created the Handheld smart device Newton PDA. This product has simple functions and is equipped with a hand-writing pen. Due to unexpected circumstances, the production of Newton PDA was stopped on 1997.

7. Apple QuickTake

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Apple QuickTake launched in 1994 is one of the earliest consumer-grade digital cameras in the market. The product is equipped with a 0.3 million-pixel camera and can only store 8 photos with a resolution of 640x480. The price of the product is as high as USD 749. In 1997, Apple QuickTake was discontinued.

8. Macintosh Portable

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The Macintosh Portable was launched by Apple in 1989 and was sold for up to $7300. As Apple's first notebook product, the Macintosh Portable is not only expensive, but also has problems with battery and display, with a weight of 7.3 at the same time.

9. Power Mac G4 Cube

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The Power Mac G4 Cube released in 2000 is also a big failure. First, the price of $1799 discouraged many consumers. Second, the lack of an internal fan caused poor machine cooling. In addition, consumers generally think that iMac and Power Mac G4 have better cost effectiveness.

Power Mac G4 Cube was closed for sale on December 31, July 2001.

10. ROKR E1

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ROKR E1 was first developed by Motorola mobile to support iTunes. It was released in 2005. The ROKR E1 memory is too small and data transmission is slow. It was cut down one year later.

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