What 12 famous brands' terrible websites looked like when they launched in the 1990s
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Your support makes all the difference.In the mid-to-late 1990s, people started expecting their favourite brands to have websites.
Unfortunately, most of the resulting efforts were pretty terrible. There was no winning model to follow, so designers were left stabbing in the dark.
We used the Wayback Machine, which archives old websites, to dig up the some of the most basic sites brands like Coca-Cola and McDonald's had when they first launched in the mid-90s.
Mercedes-Benz: January 24, 1997
Mercedes-Benz: Now
McDonalds: November 10, 1996
McDonalds: Now
Pepsi: December 19, 1996
Pepsi: Now
Google: November 11, 1998
Google: Now
Apple: December 11, 1998
Apple: Now
Ferrari: April 17, 1997
Ferrari: Now
Coca-Cola: Jan. 15, 1998
Coca-Cola: Now
Amazon: August 16, 1995
Amazon: Now
Burger King: December 26, 1996
Burger King: Now
Gap: December 16, 1996
Gap: Now
Ebay: January 16, 1999
Ebay: Now
Domino's Pizza: December 19, 1996
Domino's Pizza: Now
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