Apple @ 50: How Apple transformed a cheap commodity into its signature luxury

9to5Mac
By Parker OrtolaniApr 1, 2026, 3:00 pm145 pts
This story is part of 9to5Mac’s series celebrating Apple’s 50th anniversary. Aluminum was once a cheap metal to consumers, primarily used in soda cans, kitchen foil, cookware, and window frames. It also lived a double life as an industrial material used in aerospace. It was simultaneously a disposable…

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