Power Mac G4 Cube: A Spectacular Failure - Krazy Ken’s Tech Talk

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The G4 Cube is one of Apple's most iconic designs! But why did Apple kill it in only 3 months? And why was it never officially discontinued? Let's find out…

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SPECIAL THANKS TO:
● Michael MJD for loaning me the USB speakers!
● Steve from Mac84 for the Mac Studio footage!
● Psivewri for the CRT Studio Display footage!
● MetalJesusRocks for the inspiration! Haha!

The Steve Jobs photo at 3:30 was photographed by mylerdude and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

Note: The Steve Jobs photo at 3:38 wasn't actually taken during the G4 Cube's development. It's a photo my friend took several years later, but I thought it'd fit nicely!

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00:00 Introduction
00:50 Cube Design Origins / NeXT
01:25 Designing the Cube / Prototypes
3:54 Cube Announcement / Macworld
4:58 Design and Features
8:16 Peripherals
9:34 Sound System / Prototype
11:16 Tech Specs
12:19 Launch the Cube!
13:19 Why Did it Fail So Quickly?
16:31 The Cube’s Spiritual Successors

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