Editing Power Mac G4 Cube (section)

==Legacy==
Though Apple CEO [[Tim Cook]] called the Cube "a spectacular failure"<ref name="Cook-2017" /> and the product sold only 150,000 units before being discontinued, it became highly popular with a small but enthusiastic group of fans.<ref name="wired-cubes" /> ''Macworld''{{'}}s Benj Edwards wrote that the Cube was a product ahead of its time; its appeal to a dedicated group of fans years after it was discontinued was a testament to its vision.<ref name="macworld-g4 cube ahead of its time" /> After its discontinuation the product fetched high prices from resellers, and a cottage industry developed selling upgrades and modifications to make the machine run faster or cooler.<ref name="wired-cubes">{{cite magazine|last1=Kahney|first1=Leander|authorlink= Leander Kahney|title=Apple Cube: Alive and Selling|url=https://www.wired.com/2003/07/apple-cube-alive-and-selling/|magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|date=July 28, 2003|publisher=Condé Nast Publications|access-date=October 12, 2020|archive-date=November 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109081416/https://www.wired.com/2003/07/apple-cube-alive-and-selling/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[John Gruber]] wrote 20 years after its introduction that the Cube was a "worthy failure [...] Powerful computers needed to get smaller, quieter, and more attractive. The Cube pushed the state of the art forward."<ref name="daringfireball-g4cube20">{{cite web|author=Gruber, John|author-link=John Gruber|date=July 27, 2020|url=https://daringfireball.net/linked/2020/07/24/levy-jobs-cube|title=Steven Levy on Steve Jobs and the G4 Cube|website=[[Daring Fireball]]|access-date=October 9, 2020|archive-date=October 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004002656/https://daringfireball.net/linked/2020/07/24/levy-jobs-cube|url-status=live}}</ref> CNET called the machine "an iconic example of millennium-era design".<ref>{{cite web|last=Brown|first=Rich|date=October 7, 2011|url=https://www.cnet.com/pictures/steve-jobs-mac-design-legacy-photos/6/|title=Steve Jobs' Mac design legacy (photos)|website=[[CNET]]|publisher=Red Ventures|access-date=November 6, 2020|archive-date=September 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917151913/https://www.cnet.com/pictures/steve-jobs-mac-design-legacy-photos/6/|url-status=live}}</ref> Its unconventional and futuristic appearance earned it a spot as a prop in several films and television shows, including ''[[Absolutely Fabulous]]'', ''[[The Drew Carey Show]]'', Orange County, and ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]''.<ref name="ogrady-2009" /> Sixteen Cubes were also used to power the displays of the computer consoles in ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Haslam|first=Oliver|date=December 30, 2019|url=https://www.imore.com/did-you-know-star-trek-enterprise-used-mac-g4-cubes-during-production-you-do-now|title=Did you know 'Star Trek: Enterprise' used Mac G4 Cubes during production? You do now|website=[[iMore]]|access-date=November 6, 2020|archive-date=October 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001140025/https://www.imore.com/did-you-know-star-trek-enterprise-used-mac-g4-cubes-during-production-you-do-now|url-status=live}}</ref>

Although the Cube failed commercially, it influenced future Apple products. The efforts at miniaturizing computer components would benefit future computers like the flatscreen [[iMac G4]], while the efforts Apple spent learning how to precision machine parts of the Cube would be integral to the design of aluminum [[MacBook]]s.<ref name="Kahney-2014" /><ref name="nytimes-flat iMac">{{cite web|last=Pogue|first=David|author-link=David Pogue|date=January 10, 2002|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/10/technology/state-of-the-art-for-apple-to-be-flat-is-a-virtue.html|title=State of the Art; For Apple, To Be Flat Is a Virtue|website=[[The New York Times]]|page=G1|access-date=October 14, 2020|archive-date=October 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018022956/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/10/technology/state-of-the-art-for-apple-to-be-flat-is-a-virtue.html|url-status=live}}</ref>  The [[Mac mini]] fit an entire computer in a shell one-fifth the size of the Cube and retained some of the Cube's design philosophies. In comparison to the high price of the Cube, the Mini retailed for $499 and became a successful product that remains part of Apple's lineup.<ref name="macworld-g4 cube ahead of its time">{{cite web|last=Edwards|first=Benj|date=August 12, 2010|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/1153342/g4cube_macmini.html|title=Apple's Cube was ahead of its time|website=[[Macworld]]|publisher=IDG|access-date=November 6, 2020|archive-date=September 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200901090356/https://www.macworld.com/article/1153342/g4cube_macmini.html|url-status=live|issn=0741-8647}}</ref><ref name="sixcolors-20for20 mac mini">{{cite web|author=Snell, Jason|author-link=Jason Snell (writer)|date=September 20, 2020|url=https://sixcolors.com/post/2020/09/20-macs-for-2020-14-mac-mini/|title=20 Macs for 2020: #14 – Mac mini|website=Six Colors|access-date=October 7, 2020|archive-date=September 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930093949/https://sixcolors.com/post/2020/09/20-macs-for-2020-14-mac-mini/|url-status=live}}</ref> The translucent cube shape would return with the design for the flagship [[Apple Fifth Avenue]] store in [[New York City]].<ref name="Lidwell-2011">{{cite book|last1=Lidwell|first1=William|last2=Manacsa|first2=Gerry |year=2011|title=Deconstructing Product Design: Exploring the Form, Function, Usability, Sustainability, and Commercial Success of 100 Amazing Products|publisher=Rockport Publishers|isbn=978-1-59253-739-6|pages=152–153}}</ref> Capacitive touch would reappear in the [[iPod]] and [[iPhone]] lines,<ref name="Kahney-2014" /> and the Cube's vertical thermal design and lattice grille pattern were echoed by the 2013 and 2019 versions of the [[Mac Pro]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Cunningham|first=Andrew|date=June 10, 2013|url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/06/at-long-last-apple-announces-new-mac-pro-with-cylindrical-design/|title=At long last! Apple announces new Mac Pro with cylindrical design|website=[[Ars Technica]]|publisher=Condé Nast Publications|access-date=October 14, 2020|archive-date=October 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019222358/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/06/at-long-last-apple-announces-new-mac-pro-with-cylindrical-design/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Hackett, Steven|date=June 18, 2019|url=https://512pixels.net/2019/06/on-the-mac-pro-the-g4-cube-and-their-shared-vent-design/|title=On the Mac Pro, the G4 Cube and Their Shared Vent Design|website=512 Pixels|access-date=October 14, 2020|archive-date=November 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107223704/https://512pixels.net/2019/06/on-the-mac-pro-the-g4-cube-and-their-shared-vent-design/|url-status=live}}</ref>