Launched in 1983 and discontinued in 1985, the Coleco Adam computer was heavily criticized upon launch for numerous defects in early units. About 60 percent of Adam owners returned their units because of the defects leading to Coleco filing for ban ...
With NeXT, Jobs wanted to create computers for universities and researchers. NeXT was a project where Jobs could regain the control he had lost at Apple, and he was confident enough in this idea to invest $12 million of his own money. In 1988, NeXT ...
Launched in 2000, Apple's Power Mac G4 Cube was conceived by Steve Jobs as a powerful, miniaturized desktop computer. It was discontinued a year later due to the high cost of the machine compared to its power, its limited expandability, and cosmeti ...
Launched 1981 and bankrupt in 1983, Osborne Computer was a pioneering maker of portable computers and struggled under heavy competition. Kaypro Computer had larger screens, Apple Computer had a large software library, and IBM's PC was faster, more ...
Introduced in 2005 at a cost of $100 when it's competitors cost $1000 or more. Cutting so many corners the laptop barely worked and had less memory and storage than a budget smartphone.
In 1997, the high price and early problems with its handwriting recognition feature limited Apple Newton's sales.
