The Mac Turns 40: A Legacy of Innovation and Adaptation

Despite Decreasing Relevance to Apple's Bottom Line, the Mac Continues to Evolve and Stay Relevant in the Tech Industry

The Macintosh, Apple's longest-running product, turns 40, having undergone numerous transformations to stay relevant in the ever-evolving tech industry.
Despite the Mac's success, it has become less relevant to Apple's bottom line due to the company's expanding product lineup, including the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and AirPods.
Apple's shift to its own silicon chips in recent years has revitalized the Mac, resulting in laptops with unprecedented battery life and computers with impressive performance.
The Mac's future seems increasingly tied to iPhone and iPad apps, with developers able to write software for all of Apple's platforms using one codebase.
The upcoming Vision Pro, Apple's newest computing platform, can run iPad apps and native apps, and can also be used as a big Mac monitor.