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aroman on Dec 20, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Tim Cook assures employees that Apple is committed...

But they weren't on the brink of death before the iPhone. They were doing very well, selling lots of Macs, and had already rebounded.

EduardoBautista on Dec 20, 2016 [–]

Yup, the iPod is what helped make them relevant again.

ascorbic on Dec 20, 2016 | [–]

The iMac and OS X made them relevant. The iPod made them massive.

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