{"id":2293,"date":"2008-12-07T19:40:22","date_gmt":"2008-12-08T02:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.macnightowl.com\/?p=2293"},"modified":"2008-12-07T19:40:22","modified_gmt":"2008-12-08T02:40:22","slug":"newsletter-471-preview-apple-doesnt-mind-an-occasional-quiet-revolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/blog\/2008\/12\/newsletter-471-preview-apple-doesnt-mind-an-occasional-quiet-revolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter #471 Preview: Apple Doesn&#8217;t Mind an Occasional Quiet Revolution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we approach the 25th anniversary of the Mac\u2019s debut in January 1984, it\u2019s a sure thing that there were lots and lots of changes during that period. Some might even call them revolutionary, since Apple has never objected to making huge changes when they deemed it appropriate.<\/p>\n<p>In some cases, the changes were mostly indirect. 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