“Apple celebrated 40 years of existence on April 1,” Curtis Franklin Jr. writes for InformationWeek. “It’s a significant anniversary in any industry (and the ruby anniversary, if you’re a traditional sort), but it’s especially meaningful in an industry like computers.”
“The list of companies that have come and gone since April 1, 1976, is long and contains names that were once absolute titans of the industry,” Franklin Jr. writes. “Here’s a look at the 12 products that defined the company, and changed what we know as computing in the process.”
Covered in the full article:
1. Apple I
2. Apple II
3. Lisa
4. Macintosh
5. Hypercard
6. Newton
7. OS X
8. iPod
9. App Store
10. iPhone
11. iPad
12. MacBook Air
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Forgot one! Apple Watch.