Ran across some historical views of Apple, and I wanted to share...
Wired.com posts "The 15 Dumbest Apple Predictions of All Time". Highlights include:
"I'd shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders." — Michael Dell in October 1997
"Apple as we know it is cooked. It's so classic. It's so sad." — Stan Dolberg of Forrester Research, quoted by the New York Times in 1996.
"[Apple] seems to have two options. The first is to break itself up, selling the hardware side. The second is to sell the company outright." — The Economist, Feb. 1995
While we're talking about the rejuvenation of Apple, check out Wired's 101 Ways to save Apple. Written over 10 years ago, Wired back then were one of the first (and the few) to dream a bigger, better Apple.
Look where they are now. Apple is being declared the winner of the MAC vs PC debate by Salon.com. Honestly, when is the last time you've heard someone say that Microsoft/PC is better?
And it's just not computers. Apple continues to reinvent itself. iTunes. iPod. Check out this article from Time Magazine, naming the iPhone the Invention of the Year. You tell me. Did it meet the hype? Now Apple is rumored to be going into the TabletPC market. (Honestly, I'm sure they are designing something, but I'd wager it never streets).
Okay, I'm an Apple guy. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to prove that one. But there was a time back in the late 90s and early 2000s that I debated switching. Really! The thing I admire most about Apple is there ability to reinvent themselves. In this technology-saturated market, that is not an easy thing to do. Seeing Apple do it with the iMac, the iPod, the iPhone... it's a great place to be. So much for the end of Apple.
Thanks, Steve, for coming back!
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