• Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Prior to Steve coming back Apple had a ton of different product lines. You had three or four models of Performa, then two different lines of Power Macs, three different Powerbooks, and even some servers. This wasted a ton of effort and resources maintaining all these product lines.

    Steve divided the segments in to four quadrants on two axes: Portable vs. Desktop and Consumer vs. Professional. I think if they’d have started with simplifying their product line there might still be a market for the clones.

    • GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.org
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      2 months ago

      Totally agree. Their product line was an absolute mess back then. Their current lineup is getting a little bloated too. I don’t know why they bother having two laptop product lines anymore when they are so similar.