Apple’s Newton Was Ahead of Its Time — and Flopped. Will History Repeat Itself?

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It’s been 25 years since Apple discontinued the Newton, a handheld computer with a stylus. Apple is once again about to launch into a new product category, but has it learned lessons from Newton?

0:00 Apple Discontinues the Newton 25 Years Ago
1:18 The History of The Apple Newton MessagePad
3:29 Hands On with the Newton MessagePad 2100
7:18 The Death of the Apple Newton
8:25 Is Apple’s AR Headset the Next Newton?

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