Seven Failed Products from Apple

Apple III, Lisa, The Cube, the iTunes Phone, Apple TV and a fewof Failed Products from Apple. Steve Jobs has just resigned as Chief Executive of Corporate(CEO) of Apple Inc. Throughout its history, not always the products they produce could very well received by the market -such as those currently engulfing the iPad, iPhone, and iPod.There are at least seven products failed ever dibesut Applewhen Steve Jobs still work there:


Apple III (1981)
Successor to the hugely popular Apple II is focused on business users and of course the price is also adjusted. Unfortunately, the hardware is not reliable. Apple then compete in the business market with the IBM PC was launched in the same year, and is also compatible PC market is growing very rapidly.

Lisa (1983)
Produced the first commercial computer with a graphical user interface is marketed at a price of U.S. $ 9,995 when it launches. As soon as a cheaper Macintosh was launched a year later, Lisa loss enthusiasts.

NeXT Computer (1989)
This is the work of Steve Jobs after being forced out of Apple. Computers are very sophisticated in his time. But just like the Apple III and Lisa, he was too expensive to be owned by mainstream users.

Puck Mouse (1998)
iMac is an important first product produced after Jobs returned to Apple in 1996 and achieved great success even though he uses a small round mouse. Unfortunately, since too small, the user can not distinguish the orientation of the object when held and is not visible as it is covered by the palm of the hand. This makes the mouse difficult to use.

The Cube (2000)
Small desktop computers is covered by a plastic casing is very beautiful. He won numerous awards from the design side, but failed in the marketplace because it was expensive. He also does not offer a functional advantage compared with the usual Mac computers. In terms of design, Apple products are legendary, unfortunately not many people who want to pay top dollar just to design it. Nevertheless, the idea of ​​The Cube followed by the Mac Mini. These products are more successful in the market even though in terms of design, nothing special.

iTunes Phone (2005)
iPhone is not Apple's first mobile phone. In 2005, Apple worked with Motorola Inc.. to launch the ROKR series. As a phone, the Motorola ROKR is quite good, but as a music player, he was left far behind compared to the iPod. He could only hold 100 songs and transfer tracks from your computer is very slow. Apple was also criticized for not allowing users to download songs through the cellular network, a limitation is also imposed on earlier generations of iPhone users.

Apple TV (2007)
Apple's efforts to be present in the family room done half-heartedly, unlike Apple's efforts in general. Jobs himself recently said that Apple TV is just a hobby. This product is a small box that connects to the TV as well as to a Mac at home. A small remote lets users play music and movies from your Mac to the TV. In addition to expensive, it is difficult to install and use. Movies purchased through iTunes too low resolution and appear blurry on an HDTV. In 2010 Apple introduced the Apple TV is cheaper, better, and is designed to connect directly to the Internet.