November 4th, 2008
Jesus Weeping God – we’ve been down this road before.
Forbes.com has yet another “Newton was a smelly sock” article and photo series focusing on Apple and the Bandai gaming platform. And guess which pioneering, monochrome product is also featured?
That’s right, the Newton. And don’t forget to include the photo gallery, you pimps. Up yours Forbes – again.
Posted by davelawrence8 at 7:05 am on November 4th, 2008. Categories: apple, messagepad, newton. Tags: apple, bandai, fail, failure, forbes, messagepad, newton, pippin. Subscribe via RSS.
August 25th, 2008
See here, from PC Magazine’s list of “21 Great Technologies That Failed.” The linked list is Apple-specific, including the dead-horse Pippin and G4 Cube, among others.
Maybe it’s the nostalgia, or maybe it’s just an example of the tech press running out of good ideas. Or link bait? Cliche? All of the above?
Posted by davelawrence8 at 6:48 am on August 25th, 2008. Categories: newton history. Tags: apple, cube, fail, failed, flops, messagepad, newton, pc magazine, pippin, tech, technology. Subscribe via RSS.