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[-] teft@lemmy.world 50 points 2 months ago
[-] ozymandias117@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

I... I know they made colorful iMacs... But... What was the marketing idea behind this ad?

What did they mean by "No artificial colors" for a computer...?

[-] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 31 points 2 months ago

The OG colors were all food based.

Tangerine, grape, lime, strawberry, and blueberry

[-] polygon6121@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The five colors were fruit-themed: blueberry, grape, tangerine, lime and strawberry.

[-] Septimaeus@infosec.pub 7 points 2 months ago

Familiar byline from food marketing? I seem to recall a lot of fear mongering related to food coloring at the time (most of which turned out to be overblown) making that a cutesy/tongue-in-cheek headline coming from a tech company.

[-] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago

That, and the colors were all foods Tangerine, grape, lime, strawberry, and blueberry

The campaign was all food references

[-] Septimaeus@infosec.pub 6 points 2 months ago

Ah I forgot the fruit schema for the colors! lol

Honestly some of the jelly style molded acrylic designs from that era were pretty sick, even by today’s standards. I remember the G4 cube with matching Harmon Kardon Soundsticks and display/keyboard/mouse as a standout example of a short lived concept that might still appear futuristic today.

[-] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 2 points 2 months ago

Especially compared to contemporary computers. I mean late nineties, everything was beige beige beige, MAYBE black.

[-] Grass@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 months ago

this was Apple's peak for design. I can't stand apple products but if they made an iphone in this colorway I would be tempted.

[-] FlihpFlorp@lemm.ee 7 points 2 months ago

I would assume it’s a joke on when they say no artificial colors in food, because… apple?

Idk

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