It"s almost impossible to imagine that Apple Inc., like all other companies before it and all others that followed it, has had some very bad ideas in its past. Some of these ideas were so bad that I would feel horrible for not sharing them with my friends. Don"t be discouraged, I"m doing this for my own benefit.

Let"s take a look back at times when Apple was not innovative in the truest sense of the word.

The Apple III In the 70"s, everyone was familiar with the Apple II. However, the new version released in 1980 wasn"t as popular. It cost $3,495 to $4,995 and was made without a fan to keep it cool - which caused it overheat. It is clear that not many people were happy to own this one.