APPLE'S INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS:

THEN AND NOWAppleBid, your trusted online auction shop, does not just give you the best deals for cheap iPhones, cheap iPads and other Apple products. Here we will take you back to the times when Apple was just a starting tech company. For the past 30 years, the company has truly come a long way. The amazing success that the tech company is experiencing right now did not happen overnight.

Let's take a look and read on as we journey through some of the brilliant innovations of Apple.

1. The Apple II was considered as the stepping stone of the company towards its unprecedented success. It was the first most-sold Apple product that the company released in April of 1977. In the first year of release, it became a sought-after device in the market. This microcomputer has an 8-bit home device and Disk II. It was the first microcomputer to be popularly used by the consumers.

2. In the first months of the year1984, Apple came up with a new big hit release. A first of the Macintosh personal computers was launched in January. The desktop boasts a GUI and features a user-friendly design which gave the consumers another reason to love Apple all the more.

3. The very first product that has the "I" prefix was the iMac G3 desktop. Apple released their new computer design that ditched the old school floppy disk drives used USB ports instead. It was designed by JonyIve, a notable industrial designer. It was said that the iMac played an important part in the turning point of Apple's finances. Through it, it helped the company get back to its feet after struggling with their finances.

4. Originally touted as the "iPod classic", this product launched by Apple back in 2001 was the company's very first portable media player. The production of the original version of the iPod was discontinued. Other versions of the iPod classic such as the iPod shuffle, iPod nano, and the iPod touch are rolling out still and are as popular as the classic one.

5. Claimed as the company's most successful product, the iPhone was released back in 2007. Being the symbolic product that holds high the company's name today, the iPhone redefined the smartphone industry. It was Apple's first touchscreen-enabled smartphone that garnered the public's applause. And because of its popularity since it first release, its rival tech companies stepped up the game and produced their own renditions. Despite its many competitors today, Apple's iPhone is continuously labeled by many as the classic standard of mobile phones.

6. Just when you thought that Apple's iPhone tops it all off, the company released its first iPad in 2010. The new innovation brags a 9.7-inch touchscreen that revolutionized multimedia viewing today. 5 years after, Apple continues its legacy of great innovations with its latest iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3.

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