Happy Birthday Apple Macintosh!

Happy Birthday to the Mac!

Apple introduced the very first Macintosh on January 24, 1984, beginning an era that is still going strong 27 years later. Steve Jobs introduced the Apple Macintosh on January 24, 1984 and received wild applause from the crowd of 3,000 people. It was originally introduced simply as the Apple Macintosh and was re-branded as the Macintosh 128K when its big brother, the Macintosh 512K, was introduced in September 1984.

Apple has evolved it’s business beyond the Macintosh computers and has revolutioned the music and mobile industries with the introduction of the iPod, iPhone and iPad. In the latest earnings release, apple revealed that their new iPad device has sold close to $15M.

The iPad is definitely a hit based on the reports & iPhone sales are coming in ahead of estimates. In addition to these, Apple’s App Store has just posted its 10 billionth download, just two and half years after the store opened in July 2008.

Up to this point, consumers have largely driven Apple’s iPhone & iPad growth, and these technologies are said to be creeping into corporate world.

For those that want to relive a piece of history, here is the demo of the first Apple Macintosh by Steve Jobs. Demo of the first Mac computer by Steve Jobs

On October 20, 2010 Apple held an event called “Back to the Mac” at which Steve Jobs, Apple CEO revealed the upcoming Mac technologies.

This event boldly showcased Apples focus on mobile technology; revealing their move to unify their mobile offerings with their Macs. The newest sensation was the hijacking of the AppStore for the Mac, which was a bold confession of just how important iPhone applications have been in Apple’s success of grabbing larger shares of the Smartphone markets. Bringing FaceTime, the VideoConferencing capability from the iPhone and iPad to the Mac was just another affirmation of the power of their mobile technology in Apple’s overall success; which in essence is turning into their strategy.

Further proof of mobile playing even a larger part of Apple’s marketing strategy was revealed by the introduction of Apple’s next generation MacBooks, the all new MacBook Air, inspired by the iPad (“MacBook meets the iPad”). MacBook Air is simply a more sophisticated version of the iPad, sleek and neat, with more computing talent but naturally slightly less mobile.

The product lineup, features in the new operating system and the Mac AppStore all seem to point to a direction that has mobile focused at its core. Just two years ago many believed that Apple had no right entering the very saturated phone (device manufacturer) market and today the iPhone technology is helping pave the path for their core Mac business.