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Apple marks 50 years as new museum opens in Netherlands showcasing tech giant's history

Highlights of the museum include the Apple I, Apple’s very first computer, sold originally as a bare motherboard and now a rare collector’s gem valued at over $1 million.

Euronews

Steve Jobs sold his Volkswagen to raise $1,300 for Apple’s first computer. He became a millionaire just two years later at 23

Steve Jobs sold his car to raise enough money to build Apple’s first computer. Just one year later, the tech titan reeled in nearly $3 million thanks to that early sacrifice.

Fortune

Apple at 50: The 51 best (and worst) moments in Apple's history

To commemorate Apple's 50th anniversary, we've put together a list of the 51 highs — and lows — of the company.

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Steve Jobs didn’t actually become a billionaire thanks to leading Apple—but rather from his work with this film company

As Apple turns 50 years old, it wasn't the tech giant that made Steve Jobs a billionaire—but rather his $10 million bet on Pixar, long before the introduction of the iPhone.

Fortune

Apple turns 50. How the tech giant started, almost failed, and is ‘shaping the future’ in long game

Apple celebrates its 50th anniversary on April 1. This is how the company's long game paid off.

Euronews

Apple turns 50 — one of the world's biggest tech companies started with hobbyist computers

Apple is 50 years old. The company, famous for its iPhones and AirPods, is built on a foundation of hobbyist computing.

Tom’s Hardware

'The Apple graveyard': 7 mythical Apple products from the past 50 years that never saw the light of day

Sometimes, that long-rumored Apple product stays a rumor and never graces the real world. Here are our favorite near-mythical gadgets from the company's 50-year history.

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Apple at 50: how Cupertino changed the audio world time and again – and not always for the better

Apple shares its 50th birthday with What Hi-Fi?, and the company's influence on how we listen to music is impossible to ignore

What Hi-Fi?

From 'Switch!' to 'Get a Mac', here are the best Apple ads of the last 50 years

These are the most iconic ads from the company that has never been afraid to think different.

Creative Bloq

'You’re holding it wrong': 11 iconic phrases that define Apple's last 50 years, from genius highs to embarrassing lows

From carefully crafted marketing lines to terms the company would probably rather forget, these phrases capture the impact, influence and missteps of Apple over the last 50 years.

TechRadar

Apple's 50-year odyssey has redefined technology, pop culture and comeback stories

A scrawny hippie and a nerdy engineer who became prank-playing friends vowed to change the world when they founded a Silicon Valley startup on April Fools’ Day 50 years ago and then — no joke — pulled it off

The Independent UK

'You've tarnished Apple's reputation': 11 things Apple got horribly wrong over the past 50 years

From rock band downloads to unreliable keyboards, here are the biggest Apple misfires in the last fifty years.

TechRadar

I saw Steve Jobs give his last WWDC presentation — and that was when I knew Apple could last for 50 years and beyond

It's been 15 years since Steve Jobs died, and as Apple turns 50, we reflect on the iconic CEO's last great presentation.

TechRadar

Apple at 50: eight technology leaps that changed our world

In the early 1970s, the idea of an ordinary person owning a computer sounded absurd. Computers back then were more like aircraft carriers or nuclear power plants than household appliances – vast machines housed in data centres operated by teams of specialists, serving governments, universities and large corporations.

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You can now buy an iPhone 17 Pro containing a piece of Steve Jobs' turtleneck — if you’re prepared to commit a crime against taste

Caviar is back with another custom-made, limited edition iPhone, which carries a piece of Apple history.

Tom’s Hardware

Museum opens doors to ‘World’s largest collection of Apple products’ on April 1 to celebrate Apple’s 50th anniversary — 2,000 artifacts spread across 20,000 sq ft in Roswell, GA

Mimms Museum in Roswell will open the doors to its iNSPIRE: 50 Years of Innovation from Apple exhibition on Wednesday, April 1

TechRadar

‘A genuine masterpiece’: The 15 best Apple gadgets of the last 50 years, according to you

We've been polling TechRadar readers on their favorite Apple gadgets in history, and these are the results.

Tom’s Hardware

Apple’s Mac OS X turns 25, has prospered across three hardware architecture changes — from PowerPC, through Intel x86, to Apple Silicon

This week Apple’s Mac OS X enjoyed its quarter century anniversary.

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I’ve used a Mac in every decade since the 1980s — Apple’s 50-year journey still feels magical

A Mac user since the 1980s — and former Apple magazine editor — looks back on 50 years of Apple to explore how it went from rebellious outsider to tech giant while still managing to feel a little magical.

Total Film

3 new to Netflix movies I recommend you watch this weekend (March 14–March 15)

Three new to Netflix movies you need to watch this weekend

TechRadar

‘I can’t say we’ve ever had a Mac that looks as repairable and as modular as this one’: MacBook Neo teardown reveals a surprisingly accessible laptop

Apple’s MacBook Neo is incredibly easy to disassemble and repair, a new teardown video suggests.

TechRadar

'50 years of thinking different': Apple announces major anniversary celebrations, and there's one thing I want to see

Tim Cook shares a letter celebrating 50 years of Apple while the company prepares milestone events — but we're hoping for more.

Fortune

Tim Cook says late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs gave him this unforgettable advice before handing over the reins as CEO: ‘Never ask what I would do’

Apple CEO Tim Cook says the advice from Steve Jobs was a “gift” in leading the $3.83 trillion tech giant: “I just put my head down and thought, ‘I’m going to be the best version of myself.”

Tom’s Guide

Netflix just added a Steve Jobs biopic movie — but it’s not the one you should watch this week

Netflix just added the Steve Jobs biopic with Ashton Kutcher, but there's a far better alternative drama that you should stream instead.

The Guardian - UK

Fifty years of sexing up tech: Apple’s epic hits – and misses

Remember the iPod? How about the Pippin? In the half-century since it launched its first PC, Apple has given us some amazing innovations. We round up its biggest triumphs and flops

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