Worst Apple products: Howlers in Apple's back catalogue

Generally speaking, the phrase 'Designed by Apple in California', neatly inscribed on the back or bottom of a tech product, is as near as you're going to get to a cast-iron guarantee of quality. But that's not always been the case. There are more than a few howlers in Apple's back catalogue - and even a few dodgy devices that have been launched more recently.
From the Hockey Puck mouse to the G4 cube, there are no shortage of Apple products that in retrospect didn't meet the company's high standards, whether technologically, artistically or commercially.
If you're a fan of Apple history then you should get to know these products. You can learn an awful lot about where Apple is today by looking at some of the things that didn't work in the past; you can also see Apple's tenaciousness in making an idea (like fanless computers) work even after they've bombed.
In this article we look at the 11 biggest flops, failures and missteps to come from Apple.
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