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Saturday, May 24, 2008

How much was Power Computing worth? At today’s prices, $7.2 billion

May 24, 2008
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How much was Power Computing worth? At today’s prices, $7.2 billion

May 24, 2008

A quick note on the excellent article in Macworld on the clone era:
“The third strike came on September 2, when Apple announced the purchase of Power Computing for $100 million in Apple stock. “

At the time, Apple stock was worth around $5 per share, giving Power’s owners roughly two million shares of the company. Factoring [...]

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The consequences of the end of Mac cloning: Apple and Motorola fall out

May 24, 2008
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The consequences of the end of Mac cloning: Apple and Motorola fall out

May 24, 2008

Back in the era of Mac cloning I was a reporter (and then news editor) on MacUser, which meant that I spent a lot of time talking to Apple, cloners, and miscellaneous manufacturers. Because Britons are incredible gossips, it gave me a pretty interesting perspective on what went on.
We got to see pre-production machines, [...]

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Why Mac cloning today wouldn’t be like Mac cloning ten years ago

May 24, 2008
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Why Mac cloning today wouldn’t be like Mac cloning ten years ago

May 24, 2008

Macworld | Reliving the clone wars:
“The clone wars were over, but Apple had sustained serious casualties. In 1997, Apple sold a mere 2.8 million Macs.
On May 6, 1998, however, the rebuilding began with the announcement of the Bondi Blue iMac, the machine that would begin Apple’s resounding comeback. Since then Apple has seen its stock [...]

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