Funny. I was about to write a post on Apple computers the other day and for one reason or another stopped. Glad I did since today’s more appropriate given that it’s the 30th anniversary of the first Apple computer going on sale.
30 years is a lot of water under the bridge and as many have commented Apple is hardly recognizable from the company that Woz and Jobs started – except perhaps in one area: pushing the envelope.
Apple has always been out on the cutting edge with innovation, industrial design, quality, customer relations, etc. From the humble Apple to the Lisa, Mac and and all subsequent Mac computer lines, Newton, PowerBooks, iPods, OS X, Macbooks, AppleTV, and now the iPhone, Apple’s out there pushing and not in a “me too� way. They are pushing that envelope way out.
Not everything is a success, e.g. Newton and perhaps AppleTV, but it’s out there. You can love ‘em or hate ‘em but you can’t ignore them because they drive innovation in whatever industry they choose to target - computers, music, phones.
I’m a fanboy but a realist. Apple products are not for everyone. You have to be a bit of a “risk taker� to own an Apple product. You’re putting yourself on the line to step beyond conventional thinking and into the “think different� arena.
I’m excited to think about the next 30 years of Apple products and where Apple will push things.
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