Apple at 50

That video is underwhelming to say the least, I expected to be able to click through and navigate each product and learn about data like number of units sold, what the impact was etc…

And in general expected more too

This is the link to the video for future reference when the homepage changes back (assuming the url to the video may stay)

https://www.apple.com/105/media/us/home/2026/84ec8a66-d69d-4...

If there is one company I'd say that has made a significant (positive) difference in my life, I'd say it is Apple.

Not exactly "heres to the crazy ones" anymore eh

I'd be interested in hearing from the Apple aficionados today what they think of Apple as it was in its beginnings (i.e. the Apple I and Apple ][) compared to how it is now.

I'm not an Apple person, but I can only wish that they would release their Apple silicon for non-Apple chassis (kinda like the original Apple I?). If I could jury-rig an Apple board into a 2010s Thinkpad I'd drop $1000 in a heartbeat. Instead they don't encourage tinkering with their hardware anymore. (The fact that they could lock it down even more is noted, but shouldn't really be praiseworthy.)

Is the entire video just scribbles of the different Apple products over the years? Pretty lackluster celebration if you ask me.

Amusingly, 15 min ago, the animation did not work on my MacOS Safari (Sequoia), but it was visible on Chrome. Now (1600 UTC-4), it is animated on Safari.

I see people mentioning an animation? I see only a large apple logo and some words. What else are people seeing?

(Firefox on Mac OS. Also Safari on Mac OS)

50 years of thinking different, more like 43 years of thinking different and 7 years of pivoting to milking the cash cow.

All the roads around the Apple Spaceship were closed yesterday, and I was surprised I didn't see any news about announcements. Apparently they just closed the roads for their 50th birthday party?

I was expecting to see a Newton, and got an eMate 300 and a well-timed fake glitch in the audio. Seems apropos.

Nearly as bloated and stuck on the past as most 50yo Americans.

It's a nice animation, but for such a significant anniversary - and from a company like Apple - I expected a lot more hoopla and content. This could indicate that there wasn't a lot of planning involved, that it wasn't a high-priority item, or that Apple had enough people with time to focus on it.

It's almost as if someone near the end of a meeting said "Oh crud, we've got to do something to acknowledge our 50th anniversary - can someone put something together, and quick?"

I'd like to congratulate the company on the excellent products and services they've provided and the security they offer.

Associated Tim Cook letter (from a few weeks ago): https://www.apple.com/50-years-of-thinking-different/

Highlights from Computer History Museum's Apple at 50: Five Decades of Thinking Different event last month:

Panel included David Pogue, Chris Espinsoa, John Sculley, Avie Tevanian.

https://computerhistory.org/blog/celebrating-apple-at-50/

No acknowledgment of the Apple ][ ಠ_ಠ

Pretty disappointing little amateur video.

Oh, Apple Vision. They still sell that, eh. (Do they?)

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This webpage performs shockingly bad on my phone for a (basically) empty page with a video.

I guess it's like their phones. Got too old, slow 'er down.