What is the greatest product launch in tech history?

Midnight queues, sold-out consoles and a phone that rewrote an industry in one keynote. Which unveiling mattered most?

1. 1
   iPhone launch (Macworld 2007)

   Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone on stage in San Francisco as a phone, an iPod and an internet device in one.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Original Macintosh launch (1984)

   Apple unveiled the Macintosh in January 1984, days after its '1984' Super Bowl advert, bringing the mouse and windows to the mass market.
   816pts
3. 3
   Sony Walkman launch (1979)

   Sony's portable cassette player made personal, on-the-go music a daily habit.
   675pts
4. 4
   NES launch (1985)

   The Nintendo Entertainment System revived the home video game market in America after the 1983 crash.
   627pts
5. 5
   Apple II launch (1977)

   One of the first mass-produced personal computers, shown at the West Coast Computer Faire.
   574pts
6. 6
   Windows 95 launch (1995)

   Microsoft's midnight launch with the Start button, the Rolling Stones and queues around the block.
   513pts
7. 7
   IBM PC launch (1981)

   IBM's Personal Computer set the standard that most desktop computers still follow.
   367pts
8. 8
   iPod launch (2001)

   Apple's pocket music player sold as '1,000 songs in your pocket', which led to iTunes and the iPhone.
   367pts
9. 9
   Tesla Model 3 unveiling (2016)

   Tesla took hundreds of thousands of deposits within days for its first mass-market electric car.
   367pts
10. 10
    Game Boy launch (1989)

    Nintendo's handheld, sold with Tetris, put gaming in millions of pockets.
    276pts
11. 11
    Nintendo Wii launch (2006)

    Nintendo's motion-controlled console brought grandparents and non-gamers to video games.
    276pts
12. 12
    Amazon Kindle launch (2007)

    Amazon's e-reader sold out in hours and made e-books a mass market.
    171pts
13. 13
    iPad launch (2010)

    Apple's tablet created a new category between the phone and the laptop.
    171pts

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