Apple at 50
by janandonly on 4/1/2026, 6:48:30 PM
Comments
by: yalogin
That video is underwhelming to say the least, I expected to be able to click through and navigate each product and learn about data like number of units sold, what the impact was etc…<p>And in general expected more too
4/1/2026, 7:44:40 PM
by: freehorse
This is the link to the video for future reference when the homepage changes back (assuming the url to the video may stay)<p><a href="https://www.apple.com/105/media/us/home/2026/84ec8a66-d69d-405e-8c72-b48f7126a119/anim/hero/large_2x.mp4" rel="nofollow">https://www.apple.com/105/media/us/home/2026/84ec8a66-d69d-4...</a>
4/1/2026, 7:40:50 PM
by: gordon_freeman
If there is one company I'd say that has made a significant (positive) difference in my life, I'd say it is Apple.
4/1/2026, 7:50:31 PM
by: hexasquid
Not exactly "heres to the crazy ones" anymore eh
4/1/2026, 8:28:12 PM
by: afandian
I see people mentioning an animation? I see only a large apple logo and some words. What else are people seeing?<p>(Firefox on Mac OS. Also Safari on Mac OS)
4/1/2026, 7:45:49 PM
by: joezydeco
I was expecting to see a Newton, and got an eMate 300 and a well-timed fake glitch in the audio. Seems apropos.
4/1/2026, 8:50:43 PM
by: fastaguy88
Amusingly, 15 min ago, the animation did not work on my MacOS Safari (Sequoia), but it was visible on Chrome. Now (1600 UTC-4), it is animated on Safari.
4/1/2026, 8:02:35 PM
by: jedberg
All the roads around the Apple Spaceship were closed yesterday, and I was surprised I didn't see any news about announcements. Apparently they just closed the roads for their 50th birthday party?
4/1/2026, 7:40:20 PM
by: jasoneckert
It's a nice animation, but for such a significant anniversary - and from a company like Apple - I expected a lot more hoopla and content. This could indicate that there wasn't a lot of planning involved, that it wasn't a high-priority item, or that Apple had enough people with time to focus on it.<p>It's almost as if someone near the end of a meeting said "Oh crud, we've got to do something to acknowledge our 50th anniversary - can someone put something together, and quick?"
4/1/2026, 7:22:51 PM
by: 01-_-
I'd like to congratulate the company on the excellent products and services they've provided and the security they offer.
4/1/2026, 7:51:06 PM
by: ChrisArchitect
Associated Tim Cook letter (from a few weeks ago): <a href="https://www.apple.com/50-years-of-thinking-different/" rel="nofollow">https://www.apple.com/50-years-of-thinking-different/</a>
4/1/2026, 7:59:55 PM
by: karel-3d
Oh, Apple Vision. They still sell that, eh. (Do they?)
4/1/2026, 8:42:35 PM
by: CodeWriter23
No acknowledgment of the Apple ][ ಠ_ಠ
4/1/2026, 7:54:18 PM
by: saintfire
This webpage performs shockingly bad on my phone for a (basically) empty page with a video.<p>I guess it's like their phones. Got too old, slow 'er down.
4/1/2026, 7:23:52 PM