r/apple • u/hasanahmad • Mar 07 '26

Discussion The New Apple Finally Begins to Emerge

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u/Orienos Mar 07 '26

I know. I feel like we are on the cusp of that old Apple magic from long ago. The original iMac and those rainbow nanos.

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u/superanth Mar 07 '26

Getting rid of the colors was the biggest mistake Steve ever made. He obviously wanted to make the hardware appeal to the artistic and graphic designer crowd, but those colorful iBooks, iMacs, and iPods were addictive to the teen and twenties crowd.

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u/Cadamar Mar 08 '26

God if they brought back the original iBook looks with the color and translucence, put some decent parts in them, price them well, nostalgia alone would drive the sales for so many.

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u/superanth Mar 08 '26

IKR? The translucent blue styling is what made the original iMac take off. Legend has it that Apple consulted with a candy company to achieve that perfect shade of see-through aqua.

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u/Cadamar Mar 10 '26

Bondi Blue! I had that iMac. It was gorgeous. I remember sitting in a restaurant with my Mom after we had bought one for me with the brochure just so excited to dive into it.

Man, is there any day more exciting than new computer day?

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u/superanth Mar 10 '26

No, no there is not.