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Happy 40th, Apple On April 1 1976, Apple was officially founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne. 40 years on, none of those men is still at the company they pulled together in Paul and Clara Jobs’ garage (in fact, Wayne left just two weeks later!), but looking at Apple now, it’s clear that what they were building in that garage was much more than computers. Very few companies manage to stay on the leading of edge of their industry the way that Apple has. Over 40 years, it led advances in so many technology areas that it’s hard to keep up – from making computers accessible to all, to enabling desktop publishing, to pioneering digital photography, to kickstarting the touchscreen revolution, to pushing networking for all… from big game-changing innovations to little leaps forward, it’s constantly been at the forefront. It hasn’t always been the most successful company of its time, but it’s interesting to consider that its rough years came only after losing sight of the values held by Jobs and the brilliant early employees in the ’70s and ’80s. It stayed at the bleeding edge of developments, but without the same laser focus on usability, the products weren’t sticking. When Jobs returned in 1997, he brought that culture back to the company, and it’s become a key part of the institution at Cupertino, cemented by Tim Cook and the many individual leaders who make things happen around him. That’s why it’s so exciting to be following what happens at Apple even four decades on. It’s hard for something to have the impact on the world that the Macintosh or iPhone did any more, but we also see Apple pushing out of the computing bubble and into the world of lifestyle. There are whole new areas for it to revolutionize. What it releases over the next 40 years might look totally different to the last 40, but if it’s successful in these new ventures, I suspect I could write the same column about the same values in 2056, and it would hold true. That’s why Apple is not only still here after all this time, but why it’s quite literally bigger than it’s ever been.
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I was very disappointed to read that Apple discontinues their support of Macs over seven years old. I have an Early 2009 iMac that I just updated from 4GB to 8GB of RAM. I love my computer and since I am now retired, will not be able to purchase a newer model, nor do I have a need to. I wonder what Apple is thinking! I think they should continue support a lot longer, after all they are built to perfection - a tribute to their product. Maybe they need to consider Senior Geeks like me and keep up the support for a lot more than seven years. Barbara DiCicco Apple stops supporting models five years after it stops manufacturing them, in fact. Between five and seven years, a product is considered “Vintage” – Apple supports these products when required by law (such as in California). After seven years, a Mac is “Obsolete,” and no support is offered. The problem in most cases is parts: they simply aren’t being manufactured any more, so hardware repairs can be impossible. We suspect you’d still get software help in an Apple Store, though!
App your service In response to “The Unseen Apps” letter in the March 2016 issue (#112): I have a small burger joint and I use iPads to take orders and balance the cash drawer. It’s a database created with FileMaker Pro on my Mac, and I use their FileMaker Go app to open and use it on my iPads. I suspect the majority of specialized service oriented apps are the same or similar. It’s the easiest way to get an “app” on the iPhone or iPad. Danny Herd Thanks so much for writing in! Any more out there like Danny?
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I’d love to hear your thoughts about this! Sara The Watch is already pretty water-resistant – Apple says you shouldn’t do more than splash it, but people have submerged it for lengths of time, and it’s survived. (We still don’t recommend it!) But water interferes with its fitness tracking, so you’re better off with a dedicated swimming tracker such as the Misfit Speedo Shine.
Repair woes With astonishment and a lot of envy, I read that a faulty MacBook Air was replaced free of charge (issue #111). I bought my top-of-the-range MacBook Air about 20 months ago and had faultless use until about six months ago, when the laptop did
The best service usually comes from Apple Stores – if you have one nearby.
not switch on one morning. I logged a repair request with an iStore in Johannesburg, South Africa, and handed it in for repair. The response was a repair quotation for double the price of the new laptop and the damage was listed as “liquid damage or spillage.” Besides the fact I had not spilled any liquid on it, the notebook, which I also used for work, had been taken into a diamond high-security area a month previously, and a security seal had been placed on two of the mounting screws – this was unbroken after they looked at it, so they hadn’t undone the screws! Believing an honest mistake had been made – even Apple can have bad service days – I resubmitted the notebook to the same iStore, but with the same result. Zac That’s frustrating, but it’s worth noting that iStore is not an offical Apple store – try another Apple authorized repair center to see if you get better service! But this also highlights why we believe Apple should push its warranties to two years – 20 months is way too soon to be stuck with faults.
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Why does Apple keep making the Mac? In an iPhone-dominated world, what makes Apple keep pushing the Mac forward? It’s about more than money BY Max Slater-Robbins
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Apple’s main business – the iPhone – is vastly more profitable than the Mac: the phone brings in over $30 billion in revenue per quarter, while the Mac manages $5 billion. So why does Apple, a company driven by profit, continue to manufacture a product that is less successful, less high-volume, and harder to make than the iPhone? The simple reason is this: the Mac is a “halo” product. The Mac creates an image under which all other Apple products - from the TV, to the iPad, to the iPhone - are viewed. This is, in part, down to the fact that Apple was, originally, a computer company. Everyone in the Western world, where Apple makes the majority of its profits, would recognize - or at least know of - a “Mac.” This name recognition is part of the reason the iPhone is so successful: it builds on the shoulders of giants that shaped an era of computers and, astonishingly, continue to do so today.