Apple 50 years

[cooldisplayname]

Does anybody think that apples gonna do for their 50th anniversary or what their gonna do?

[whispous]

Probably a promotional video

[cooldisplayname]

26 minutes ago, whispous said:

Probably a promotional video

Yeah apples such a corporate company now they’ll probably just do a free trial to Apple TV or smh I would be amazed if Apple released a product for their anniversary 

[Eigenvektor]

1 hour ago, cooldisplayname said:

Yeah apples such a corporate company now they’ll probably just do a free trial to Apple TV or smh I would be amazed if Apple released a product for their anniversary 

A new product, I dunno, but I could see them do some sort of special editions of existing stuff.

 

Also, when was the last time they weren't corporate?

[Millios]

59 minutes ago, Eigenvektor said:

A new product, I dunno, but I could see them do some sort of special editions of existing stuff.

"The 50 year special edition Iphone 16 pro max +, now with less physical features than the previous one"

I can see em pulling a stunt like that aka taking out ports and physicall hardware for a nice "re-skin"

[Thomas53]

With Apple, probably a new device that's incompatible with any previous Apple product, requiring purchase of new peripherals including earphones, mice, keyboards, and monitors. I wouldn't be surprised if they changed the cable connections to a new propriety one. And I really won't be surprised if their printer required the use of their own paper.

[Commodus]

Apple has typically resisted leaning too much on its history for actual products — the 20th Anniversary Mac was an exception (and, I'd add, a pre-Jobs-return product). The closest you get right now are the nods to early Apple in the iMac's colours, an iPhone/iPad wallpaper, and the "hello" when you set up a device for the first time.

 

My hunch is that Apple will acknowledge the 50th anniversary, but that it's not going to do significantly more than post web content and videos. Maybe special colour options for iPhones/iPads or accessories, like cases and Apple Watch bands.

 

And I don't think I'd want it any other way. I don't want a company that's betting on nostalgia; very few companies can make success out of it (Nintendo comes to mind). I'd rather Apple focus on the future... so if anything, I'd want 2026 to be marked by major product redesigns.

[wasab]

They will probably have a party at their corporate headquarters. Nothing to do with you however, well unless you work for the apple corporate.

[jaslion]

Usually just a post/video and thats about it. Then sometime later they do a "retro" colour option or limited run colour option and thats about it if even that

[TudorFinalBosz]

Tbh not sure Apple wants to brag about being a 50-year old something. Doesn't jibe with the youthful, nimble-footed image they're always trying to project.

Long age is something that only some dinosaur companies like Ford or GE would brag about. Apple might try to either mark it in some understated way or play down its significance.

 

If they go too loud with the anniversary thing, they risk hearing comparisons in the media: now that you're 50, Apple, are you as innovative as when you were 30 years old?

[OhYou_]

wll with their recent release in mind, maybe for their 50th we will see the release of Solid ass

[Commodus]

3 hours ago, TudorF said:

Tbh not sure Apple wants to brag about being a 50-year old something. Doesn't jibe with the youthful, nimble-footed image they're always trying to project.

Long age is something that only some dinosaur companies like Ford or GE would brag about. Apple might try to either mark it in some understated way or play down its significance.

 

If they go too loud with the anniversary thing, they risk hearing comparisons in the media: now that you're 50, Apple, are you as innovative as when you were 30 years old?

Exactly. Tradition is something for car manufacturers and bourbon distilleries. I'm half-surprised Microsoft made a fuss over its 50th, and even then it quickly moved on.

[ToboRobot]

Bring back the iPod Classic with a flash drive please TimApple.

Or, a retro Macintosh Classic case, for SBCs like Raspberry Pi.

Or for something new for the future, Apple Silicone single board computers, so that the next generation of makers can get their hands on chips and PCB.

[whispous]

18 minutes ago, ToboRobot said:

Bring back the iPod Classic with a flash drive please TimApple.

Or, a retro Macintosh Classic case, for SBCs like Raspberry Pi.

Or for something new for the future, Apple Silicone single board computers, so that the next generation of makers can get their hands on chips and PCB.

Genuinely excellent ideas for products, but anything that "replaces" existing products that make a bigger profit will be chopped down at the concept stage!

[Needfuldoer]

17 hours ago, TudorF said:

Tbh not sure Apple wants to brag about being a 50-year old something. Doesn't jibe with the youthful, nimble-footed image they're always trying to project.

Long age is something that only some dinosaur companies like Ford or GE would brag about. Apple might try to either mark it in some understated way or play down its significance.

I could see them releasing a retrospective documentary miniseries on Apple TV+ with a "we've always been forward-thinking" message to it.

 

Woz deserves a whole episode just on his own. 

 

The creation of the Mac is a story unto itself (documented on Andy Hertzfeld's site), but prominent figures in that story have already passed. (Notably there's Jef Raskin - who started the research project that evolved into the original Macintosh, Steve Jobs - who took over the project once he got kicked off the Lisa project, and recently Bill Atkinson - who wrote the graphics routines that made the Lisa and Mac what they were and the early Paint applications everyone copies to this day.) If they were to make an episode about this significant part of their history, they'd better get to it soon.

 

They probably won't do episodes about Copland, Michael Spindler, and Gil Amelio though. (Hot take, but Gil's not the villain everyone thought he was whie he was CEO. His biggest fault was not cutting enough product lines fast enough; Steve Jobs finished that job after the NeXT acquisition.)

[Hideki Ryuga]

20 hours ago, Millios said:

"The 50 year special edition Iphone 16 pro max +, now with less physical features than the previous one"

I can see em pulling a stunt like that aka taking out ports and physicall hardware for a nice "re-skin"

And then watch Samsung and Google copy them.

[Millios]

6 minutes ago, Hideki Ryuga said:

And then watch Samsung and Google copy them.

Google maybe

Samsung no, I have issues with both but samsung at least doenst stoop that low

[Hideki Ryuga]

37 minutes ago, Millios said:

Google maybe

Samsung no, I have issues with both but samsung at least doenst stoop that low

They do, because their phone doesn't have a headphone jack.

[notabitail]

On 7/21/2025 at 9:31 AM, Thomas53 said:

With Apple, probably a new device that's incompatible with any previous Apple product, requiring purchase of new peripherals including earphones, mice, keyboards, and monitors. I wouldn't be surprised if they changed the cable connections to a new propriety one. And I really won't be surprised if their printer required the use of their own paper.

The "Not for Europe" edition.

[notabitail]

On 7/22/2025 at 5:50 AM, Hideki Ryuga said:

They do, because their phone doesn't have a headphone jack.

My Note 9 is still one of my favorites because of the headphone jack and microSD slot. It's a shame it only got Android 10 as its latest.

[Thomas53]

Notabitall,

You may be lucky, there's an application called DriodKit, that supposedly will let you update Samsung and Xiomi only phones. And it's supposed to have a number of other features.

[notabitail]

16 minutes ago, Thomas53 said:

Notabitall,

You may be lucky, there's an application called DriodKit, that supposedly will let you update Samsung and Xiomi only phones. And it's supposed to have a number of other features.

The Note 9 can only run Android 10, 9, or 8 as far as I know. 

[Thomas53]

That's the "Official" updates, from what I understand they kinda pry the layers apart to make it work.But, like I said look them up for more and better information first.

[emothxughts]

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