Despite how devoted you are to Apple and its products, your beloved company has its flaws. It is far from perfect! Even the most luxurious iPhone of all time has its decent share of criticism from its first buyers. Thus, this list will shed a light to its darkest paths.
1980: APPLE III
Imagine being instructed to lift and drop your computer about 6 inches to reset the chips that are coming out of the circuit board. It sounds ridiculous to perform this task at a time where Genius Bars exist. However, Apple III users were madly disappointed in the 80’s. You see, Apple III was plagued with hardware issues including faulty circuit boards and heating issues. The company had to recall every existing machine on the market (about 14,000 units). Then, the machine was re-marketed with new parts a year later.
1983: THE LISA
Every possible list of Apple flops will include “The Lisa”. Released in 1983, the Apple Lisa was known for being the first commercial computer to be sold with a graphical user interface and a mouse. The main drawback of this machine is its insane price-tag of US$9,995 (about S$13,700).
The steep price proved to be unreachable for many customers! It only sold 100,000 units before the model was discontinued. Furthermore, Apple released one of its most iconic products in 1984. This product is none other than the first Macintosh computer.
1993: MACINTOSH TV
The Macintosh TV was a failed product attempt that launched in 1993. On paper, combining a computer hardware with the experience of watching a television sounds like a great idea. However, they were not able to execute it well.
The Macintosh TV resembled a Macintosh LC 500 series computer with a TV tuner card. Users were able to hook it up to a cable line or an antenna. The major problem is: you cannot use the television while using the computer. As expected, Apple only sold 10,000 Macintosh TVs. The product was discontinued in three months time.
1993: NEWTON MESSAGEPAD
When your product gets mocked by a cartoon as popular as The Simpsons, you will realize what type of impact you evoke on your users. Take Apple’s Newton MessagePad as an example. The company’s take on the PDA was innovative, but it was pretty expensive. It retailed for S$700 (S$960) in 1993. Moreover, its handwriting recognition feature rarely works!
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When Steve Jobs returned in the late 90’s, he focused much of his energy on phones and tablets. You will see this pan out throughout the years.
Apple today announced iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and the iPhone XR the most advanced iPhones ever, taking the vision for the future of the smartphone to a new level.
Singapore’s customers can pre-order the iPhone Xs and iPhone Xs Max beginning Friday, September 14 and in stores beginning Friday, September 21. While the iPhone XR, which comes in 6 different colours, will be available for pre-order from Friday, October 19 and in stores from Friday, October 26.
Apple today announced iPhone Xs and iPhone Xs Max, the most advanced iPhones ever, taking the vision for the future of the smartphone to a new level. The 5.8-inch iPhone Xs and 6.5-inch iPhone Xs Max feature stunning Super Retina displays, a faster and improved dual camera system that offers breakthrough photo and video features, the first 7-nanometer chip in a smartphone — the A12 Bionic chip with next-generation Neural Engine — faster Face ID, wider stereo sound, a beautiful new gold finish and introduce Dual SIM to iPhone. iPhone Xs and iPhone Xs Max will be available for pre-order beginning Friday, September 14 and in stores beginning Friday, September 21.
Price starts from S$1,649 for iPhone Xs and S$1,799 for iPhone Xs Max.
For more information of the iPhone Xs and iPhone Xs Max, click here.
iPhone XR
Apple today announced iPhone XR, integrating breakthrough technologies from iPhone XS in an all-screen glass and aluminum design with the most advanced LCD in a smartphone featuring a 6.1-inch Liquid Retina display and six beautiful finishes. iPhone XR brings the powerful A12 Bionic chip with next-generation Neural Engine, the TrueDepth camera system, Face ID and an advanced camera system that creates dramatic portraits using a single camera lens. iPhone XR will be available to pre-order beginning Friday, October 19 and in stores beginning Friday, October 26.
Price starts from S$1,229.
For more information of the iPhone XR, click here.
Apple announced three new iPhones today: iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and the new iPhone X.
The trio of new iPhones were unveiled at an event in Cupertino, at the new Steve Jobs Theater.
iPhone X
The new flagship iPhone X offers edge-to-edge screen and TrueDepth front camera for unlocking your device with Face ID. It measures 5.8-inch diagonally and has a 2,436-by-1,135 pixel resolution. It’s also the first and only iPhone without a home button.
The iPhone X is available to preorder starting October 27, and will be available to buyers on November 3. It comes in two capacities, the 64GB and 256GB with price starting from S$1,648.00.
Apple is also launching two other new iPhones, the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus. Both devices will include a new glass back in Silver, Gold or Space Grey colours. The iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus will be the first iPhones to support wireless charging and the new A11 Bionic processor.
The iPhone 8 will be available in 64GB and 256GB capacities, starting at S$1,148.00, while the Plus model starts at S$1,308.00. Preorders start on September 15, followed by availability on September 22.
Apple today introduced iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, the best, most advanced iPhone ever, packed with unique innovations that improve all the ways iPhone is used every day.
If you are signing a new contract or you are due to renew your contract, you can register your interest from the 3 telcos to get a notification to pre-oder the new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus.
