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> the worst the Mac has ever been No. No no no. The worst was the Amelio era.
by cwp 4y ago
> the worst the Mac has ever been
No. No no no. The worst was the Amelio era.
- akho 4y agoThat era lasted from February 1996 to July 1997. I don’t think you can call it an era. Maybe a transition period.
- adolph 4y agoAmelio did do three good things: * replaced Spindler * failed to buy BeOS * bought NeXT Spindler's Apple is responsible for the Performa sub-brand (although Amelio didn't kill it). > After releasing a total of sixty-four different models [in five years], Apple retired the Performa brand in early 1997, shortly after release of the Power Macintosh 5500, 6500, 8600 and 9600, as well as the return of Steve Jobs to the company. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh_Performa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh_Performa
- cwp 4y agoYeah, for sure. I'm just grumbling about these kids that don't know how good they have it. Even with unreliable keyboards and Intel failing to deliver, the period leading up to the M1 wasn't even close to "the worst the Mac has ever been". I had to walk to school barefoot!