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ExcerptsFrom Apple to Lisa and MacintoshIn 1980, Apple III was launched with eight applications, including a text and graphics feature. It was priced between US$4,340 and US$7,800, depending on the configuration. However, technical problems resulted in its temporary withdrawal from the market. The problems were rectified and Apple III was re-launched in 1981...
The Introduction of iPodIn October 2001, Apple forayed into the digital music market by launching iPod, a hard drive based music player. iPod had 5 GB of storage space that could hold around a thousand songs and was superior to all the contemporary flash memory -based players that could store only around 30 songs. It was smaller than most of the tape decks and used a 1.8" hard drive...
Apple Goes RetailDuring the first half of 1999, Apple's efforts to make it big through its online store induced speculation on whether the company might soon open its physical stores to reduce the involvement of middlemen and give a boost to its sales... |
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