BasicAppleGuy25 years ago, Apple introduced the Flower Power and Blue Dalmatian iMac.
Michael Gemar@BasicAppleGuy There must be a story explaining why out of all possible designs, they chose *these*. (I’d also love to know what proportion of sales each of the colours/designs had.)
Arcticulate"FLOWER POWER AND BLUE DALMATIAN TO THE RESCUE?”
Flower Power and Blue Dalmatian to the rescue? - Tech Reflect
At the start of 2001, Apple was (still) in terrible financial shape. Revenue had cratered to the lowest level since the late 1980s. For years they had been selling off assets—such as ARM Holdings—just so they could continue to tread water. In February, my coworkers and I gathered in a conference room at Apple to watch the keynote address for Macworld Tokyo. People were in an anxious mood and were hoping for something compelling to be unveiled. Steve Jobs walked out on stage, looking paunchy and visibly sweating at times. He looked clearly uncomfortable in a suit and was sporting a wrinkled tie. Our hearts sank as this sweaty man unveiled some of the oddest-looking products Apple has ever made. But these weren’t the only designs that were created. The team came up with more than a dozen designs to present to Steve. None of the others have ever seen... Read More Read More
@Arcticulate @BasicAppleGuy I think the word is “mercurial”.
(And it’s so weird seeing Steve in a suit.)
@michaelgemar @BasicAppleGuy Right. Well, Steve did wear a suit when he was a young adult, in the NeXT days and early Apple years, right? It was only in his “new Apple” era that he changed his style on change to the jeans and turtleneck.
@Arcticulate @BasicAppleGuy Yes, it’s just that the mental image I have of Steve is his post-return uniform — it was so iconic.
MacBalance@michaelgemar Honestly, I think they did a wave or two trying to see how far they could go.
I think this was after the wave of 5 solid colors where they allegedly made retailers buy 5 packs. I’d argue that was bigger hubris that something wild like this.
I kind of like the blue one, actually. I had a g3 pro that had a wavy texture on the insert around the ports bay that was similar.
Joe Heafner@BasicAppleGuy I so wanted one of these, but I didn't switch to the Mac until the next year and got an iBook G3.
Antwhat@BasicAppleGuy 😮 I had never seen these!!
Jérôme@antwhat @BasicAppleGuy we all thought that Steve had gone one step too far
Machiel@BasicAppleGuy @siracusa F-tier!
Janne Ojaniemi@BasicAppleGuy that was a… bold choice for sure.
Paul McGrane@BasicAppleGuy Plus iTunes, right? (maybe?)