The First Generation AirPods Edge out Apple Pay to Win the AppleVis World Cup of the Decade

I am surprised that iPhone 6s didn’t qualify after it’s been with so many people for so long
I think Apple Watch should win.

Hi! I can guess why the 6S wasn't included in the list above, as it was a follow-up to the 6, so I suppose there weren't big changes between the two 6 models: I still have a 6 myself, but I know other people who had the 6S and may still have it. I'm surprised the 4S wasn't in the list, though, as it was the first iPhone with Siri on it, and happened to be the first iPhone I ever had. But, as was stated in the blog post above, they couldn't include every single Apple product from the last ten years. I'm looking forward to finding out which products make it to round 2 of this World Cup tomorrow.

I'm just a few months old in apple ecosystem. but still I'm excited for it.

Wasn't it the iPhone 5S that was the first phone with touch ID? The fact it didn't make the list sort of blows my mind.

This is a pretty fun concept, I just cast my vote. :) I'd be curious to know why some of the devices were selected over others. For fun, some of the devices I would have personally added here that weren't included:

-The iPhone 5S for implementing Touch ID. I didn't think of this one initially but @SockHopSinger reminded me of it. Though, the iPhone 6+ also makes sense on the count that it was the first iPhone to do a large screen form factor which Apple then stuck with.
-The iPhone 7 over the iPhone 8. Honestly, I'm not sure why the 8 is on here, because when it came out most reviewers just called it a very small, iterative upgrade over the 7 which was completely overshadowed by the iPhone X when it came out. The iPhone 7, while not changing as much about the iPhone as the X would later, still scared a number of people by ditching a physical home button in favour of a virtual one and more importantly also ditching the headphone jack which caused just about everyone else to follow suit not long after.

-The original Apple Watch (series 0) over the series 3. Again, the S3 apple watch was all things considered a small, iterative upgrade over the series 2 though it was the first to have a celular version. But the very first Apple Watch had a far bigger impact because it essentially started an entire product category. Though Smart watches were around before in a smaller capasity, it's after the first Apple Watch came out people really started to buy them, and again it caused the industry to follow suit and release similar hardware.

-Siri over Apple Music - as a feature - Never mind that Siri now is, in many ways behind the competition, but the way Apple marketted it at launch really got people's imagination going. It also yet again made the competition react and release similar features a few months later, like Samsung S-voice on the Galaxy S3, Google Now on Android Jellybean, and a little later Cortana not to mention Amazon entering with Alexa a little later. In contrast, while Apple Music is a great service well-integrated into their software, it launched into a pretty crowded market, with similar established services like Spotify already there, and Apple Music isn't really doing anything that those other services aren't.

Making a list like this is really hard. :) I'd be curious to see what other people think should also have been there?

iPad 20 10

I’m new to the Apple family and I love this iPad!!! It has been very accessible for the blind. I’m pleased with it.

I’m surprised that not a single proprietary chip architecture makes the list. The A series, W1, or U1.

I would love to see a brief explanation why each of the items made the cut. I'm not complaining at all about the list, because I think it's great, and I'm sure a lot of thought went into it! I just can't remember why some of these things were significant. IOS 7 must have had something awesome, but I can't remember what it was! Also, I didn't own some of the products, so I don't know why one iPhone was chosen over another. But I voted anyway, and I think it's so much fun! Thanks for coming up with this challenge!!!

the iPhone X was the very first iPhone I've ever owned. now I have the 11 Pro. #iPhoneXRocks

Some of the matches were really hard to choose between. i also agree that things like siri were not included.

I'm surprised the Apple Watch Series 4 didn't make it into the final list. It was the first Apple Watch to use 64-bit architecture in its chipset and included a larger screen, ECG sensor and was an all-around redesign of the Apple Watch. It also introduced fall detection and other features I can't think of at the moment, but it seems more revolutionary than the Series 3 in terms of design, performance and features.

I would also like to know why certain items made the cut.

I agree that some of the matches were difficult to vote on so I just left them blank. I have never owned an Apple watch. The only Macbook Pro I owned was a 2011 model, and since then I have been using iMacs. I am surprised the iPad Mini didn't make it onto the list. It's been so long since IOS 7 that I can't even remember what it was like. Still, I was pleased to see the iPhone 4, which was what started it all, and opened up many doors for me, was on the list.

Even though I didn't own one, I voted for the iPhone X. I believe it was a huge game changer since the launch of the original iPhone. It's amazing how we went from having a phone with a physical home button to navigating and controlling the phone with gestures.

Hello: I am surprised that Siri was not included in this list. In my opinion she is the winner of the decade.

I'm sad my favorite iPhone didn't make it - nearly all the hardware features of the much-lauded iPhone 6 packed into a microscopic iPhone 5 form factor.

I'm also a fan of the mid-2012 MacBook, the last laptop Apple Made before all the recent unnecessary changes like Retina display, USB jack change, removal of CD/DVD drive, etc. Viva la 2012 MacBook!

But I recognize not everyone's favorite product can make the cut. And this competition is a fun way to end the year. Thanks, AppleVis!

why not macbook air 2018? as i know in that year macbook air had big update

Firstly, I just want to start with the general comment that I am still an absolute fan of Apple products, I cannot believe how much I have achieved because of them. I haven’t got further than an iPhone SE but it has done me proud for around four years and I’m not bothered that I can’t progress.

The biggest wins other than voice-over are the touch ID which is made logging in so much easier and of course payment, and Following the payment theme, Apple Pay. Wow, how much easier is buying stuff these days!

As well as my phone, I have a 2019 iPad which I use for so many different things. Where I can, I can make things huge so I can pear at photos or use it for TV and playing word games. I had always wanted to do crosswords before and the iPad has made this possible plus all the other games I have a go at if they’re clear enough. Another great development is FaceTime, although I don’t see much that my daughter loves it when contacting me, she has been able to show me things.
So well done touch ID, The iPad and Apple Pay – hopefully I will manage to progress to a Watch at sometime in the future.

I'm very happy to see Apple Pay make the final.
Apple Pay revolutionised how I pay for goods and services - I no longer need to take my debit card out with me, I can see how much I have paid for products and where I have paid for them and it means I can pay even when the card machine is inaccessible, for example I have come across touchscreen card machines which are inaccessible if you need to enter your card number.
I also love many of the other products on this list: Apple Music changed how I listen to music (it was great especially at the beginning when rivals like Spotify were inaccessible), I currently own an iPhone 8 and while I have an Apple Watch Series 4 rather than Series 3, that has changed how I access certain notifications and has given me more motivation to do more exercise as the Apple Watch is an accessible means for tracking health-related activities.
I'm actually surprised that the Series 3 is listed over the Series 4 as I feel like the Series 4 brought about more positive changes for visually impaired people.

This was a fun competition. Let's hope we don't have to wait a decade to see a similar event.

Convinced the Air Pods were "just another Bluetooth earbud", I must admit I haven't paid much attention to them. The fact that they edged out Apple Pay has made me want to take a closer look at this product.

I actually tried a friends and I like the consept but I dunno.they can fall out of theeear quite easily to me and the fact there are no wires or no way to put them around your neck when done I dunno bothers me a lot.