And why it seems that every time Apple flip-flops on a previous decision, it turns out to be a highly successful move.
History
Steve Jobs’ Mouse Dug Up Inside 30-Year-Old Time Capsule
Still far more comfortable to use than Apple’s hockey puck mouse.
Flickr Turns 10: The Rise, Fall and Revival of a Photo-Sharing Community
In 2004, Flickr helped create the modern web — then almost got left behind by it.
Facebook Turns 10: What If It Had Never Been Invented?
It’s hard to imagine the world without it — but let’s try.
Saving the Unseen 1984 Steve Jobs Mac Demo: Behind the Scenes
To preserve a U-matic tape about a 1984 Mac, you need a U-matic VCR and some 21st-century Macs.
Kids Weigh In On Five Obsolete Technologies
What do kids make of the actual storage media and communication devices of yore?
Apple Financials: What a Difference 13 Years Make
The company is selling 7X as many Macs as it did in 2001. And that’s just the beginning.
See Windows in Action — Two Years Before Windows 1.0 Shipped
What Microsoft’s graphical interface looked like in 1983.
Exclusive: Watch Steve Jobs’ First Demonstration of the Mac for the Public, Unseen Since 1984
How a memorable part of computer history — which almost didn’t happen — got saved for posterity.
Apple’s Macintosh Computer Turns 30: Did You Know It Almost Failed?
What most people don’t realize is that it wasn’t until almost two years after the original Mac was introduced that Apple finally got it right.
My Ringside Seat at the 1984 Mac Unveiling
As I sat third row center at the Flint Center in Cupertino on January 24, 1984, I had no idea that I was witnessing history.
Hey, I Guess Apple Does Care About Its Own History
The Mac turns 30 — and Apple, for once, is celebrating.