Apple under Steve Jobs has produced some of the most innovative and ground-breaking products of our time. Without Steve Jobs Apple would not be where it is today. This is all because of Steve Jobs' obsession to fine detail and perfection. But even a genius like Steve Jobs can screw things up. Here is a list of Apple products that have flopped or are just absolute rubbish!

Apple III

In May of 1980, Apple had high hopes on it's new business-orientated personal computer. However it became a commercial and engineering failure. Steve Jobs believed he knew better than Apple's engineers by insisting the Apple III to have no fans or air vents! Steve believes fans are too industrial and inelegant. By adopting this method, the Apple III suffered constant overheating which caused the computer to short circuit.

To add further insult to injury, the Apple III  had a starting price at $4340.00 and word quickly spread on it's design flaws and unreliability. The Apple III's sales performed very poorly which caused Apple to discontinue the product in 1984.



Apple Lisa
After seeing the ground-breaking technology of the GUI (Graphical User Interface) at Xerox Parc, Steve Jobs knew that this will be the future of personal computing. The Lisa was Apple's first attempt at introducing a personal computer with a GUI operating system. The Apple Lisa was an advanced personal computer in it's time but it's extremely huge price tag of $9995.00 scared potential customers away. The Apple Lisa was a commercial failure, however the Lisa's technology has paved the way for the Apple Macintosh.



Apple 'Hockey Puck' Mouse
In 1998, Steve Jobs has introduced the all new iMac desktop computer. It's beautiful design has saved Apple from bankruptcy and was a very successful product. Unfortunately, it came with the most unergonomic mouse ever. It's unique round design looks much like a hockey puck. However, this design made it frustrating to use and extremely uncomfortable.

Powermac G4 Cube
Launched in 2000, Apple's goal for the G4 Cube was to design a powerful computer in a small 8" x 8" x 8" enclosure. The Powermac G4 Cube contained similar specifications to the larger Powermac G4 but had the hardware more tightly packed inside the Cube's enclosure.

It's design was beautiful, aesthetically pleasing and quiet, containing no fans at all.  However, the price of the Powermac G4 Cube was more expensive than a similar spec'd, more practical and expandable Powermac G4. The G4 Cube has suffered slow sales and became a market failure. Apple has discontinued the G4 Cube in 2001.

iPod Shuffle (3rd Generation)
Since it's introduction,  the iPod Shuffle got smaller and smaller. Until in 2009 , the 3rd generation iPod shuffle got stupidly small. The dimensions were tiny at 45.2×17.5×7.8 mm (1.78×0.69×0.31 in) and featured VoiceOver technology that allowed song names, artist names, album names and playlist contents and names to be spoken in 20 different languages. 


However, the buttons to change tracks and adjust volume were attached on the cord of the earphones, and they are also annoyingly small. Because of that, there was no option for aftermarket earphones or headphones.