Apple’s 45th anniversary was on April 1 however the firm isn’t a lot into celebrating such events. They didn’t do something main publicly, although there was a tweet from CEO Tim Cook (who additionally despatched a message to Apple employees).
Here at Macworld, we took the alternative to look again at Apple’s product historical past and choose our best and worst products from the firm. And of course, our pricey readers had their very own ideas on these lists, agreeing with some of our selections, but additionally desirous to level out the place we went improper. So here’s a compilation of some of the responses we obtained on Twitter and Facebook.
Sock it to us
We, um, actually weren’t anticipating all the love readers have for the iPod Socks. The checklist did put up on April Fool’s day, so perhaps the joke was on us? I nonetheless bear in mind the day Steve Jobs introduced the iPod Socks at an occasion in 2004, when, sandwiched between media members, we checked out one another, befuddled.
High reward for the Hi-Fi
We included the iPod Hi-Fi on our worst checklist, and many of you have been prepared to return to its protection. Yes, the iPod Hi-Fi produced good sound (which I didn’t truly say in the checklist writeup), however I did level out that it didn’t sound nearly as good as some of its opponents. (And @delabaviere, I do have the iPad Hi-Fi. The image in the article is of my very personal.)
What da puck?
Longtime Apple customers are in nearly unanimous settlement that the Apple USB Mouse—a.ok.a the hockey puck mouse—is a nasty product. I mentioned nearly.
Some thought the Magic Mouse deserved to be on the checklist.
Oh yeah, that was good
Our checklist of Apple’s best products didn’t garner as many responses are our worst checklist. Which, realizing how human nature works, was in all probability to be anticipated. But these of you who did reply had some nice feedback.
Hey Macworld, who requested you anyway?
Okay, so perhaps there are higher methods to have a good time Apple’s 45th anniversary. Point taken. We’ve bought some time to work on one thing actually good for the 50th anniversary. In the meantime, these phrases from @alextsayun are ones we’ll take into account.
Roman has lined know-how since the early 1990s. His profession began at MacPerson, and he is labored for MacAddict, Mac|Life, and TechTV.
