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welcome to top five I'm your host is Akhtar Apple's big developer conferences over and that mythical Apple TV and or Apple TV streaming service remained a tech unicorn however apples had a crazy history since it was founded in 1976 today we're taking a look at the top five times Apple shook up the tech world at number five is introducing the iMac when the original iMac debuted in May 1998 it featured an eye-catching design in a world of beige boxes the iMac was this colorful computer that looked like it belongs in the Jetsons it even had a handle for some reason however there was something missing from the iMac there's no floppy drive you'd have to use a CD drive if you wanted to use physical media at that time this was a big deal floppy drives who were staple of computers back then Apple also included some new ports on the side something called USB instead of Apple desktop bus or scuzzy the bold iMac was the first big thing consumers saw from Apple since Steve Jobs returned in 1997 at number 4 is the introduction of the Apple store way back in 2001 Apple launched its first retail store it was considered a risky move what did Apple know about retail aside from dealing with third-party retailers not much what about the idea that other retailers might not carry Apple products since the company would be directly competing with them the Apple store showed that Apple could succeed in retail by using a very different approach when it came to selling computers if you went to an Apple store you'd see a clean place with lots of room to test out all the products it was really easy to get your grubby little hands on apples pricey computers and gadgets without being bothered by the staff that's not the way computer stores were back then even today the Apple stores influence is seen at other retailers take a look at a Microsoft Store or Samsung one at number three is the introduction of the original Macintosh and its OS in 1984 this is number three what on earth is above this let's talk about the original Macintosh it was the first computer available to the masses with a graphical user interface that could be controlled by a mouse before the Mac using a computer involved typing in commands at a prompt using a keyboard only there's a metaphorical desktop or file folders the Mac change that before you write in we know that Apple didn't invent a GUI but popularized it Computers made their first major step into being adopted by everyday people thanks to an easier interface number two reinventing the music business by introducing the iTunes Music Store in 2003 in a world of rampant music piracy some computer company called Apple decided to offer a solution all in how to do with strong-arm the entire music industry into a price structure where songs would cost just 99 cents for a downloadable copy to be able to buy these songs individually no album purchase is necessary that right there was an amazingly difficult task Apple effectively dragged the music industry into the digital age when the iTunes music store launched had 200,000 songs and no subscription fees the downloadable music models served as a blueprint to future services and the number one is that one time Apple basically turned the world upside down by introducing the iPhone in 2007 smartphones were around before the iPhone but this was the device that changed everything from blackberry palm Motorola Samsung Microsoft and any other company that had a hand in phones on top of that Apple played hardball with wireless carriers particularly in the u.s. no pre-installed software from carriers would come with the iPhone and no carrier branding adorned the outside of the phone the original iPhone is laughable compared to today's modern phones but the first iPhone was years ahead of the competition at the time Apple built an operating system that allowed a user to use intuitive gestures and taps to navigate a relatively complex device it also had a real web browser the iPhone greatly influenced what a smart phone would be from his introduction that list kind of made me angry maybe three should have been number one maybe the introduction of the iPod should have been on that list let me know what you think on Twitter on that is well more top fives like this visit top 5.2 Netcom thanks for watching you