How Motorola helped almost BANKRUPT Apple! (Patreon)

In the mid-1990s, Apple licensed the Mac OS so other manufacturers could make Mac clones. Motorola signed on...then got a bit carried away.

The version on YouTube is here: https://youtu.be/p_MZXra9F3w

Sources:

Macworld, April 1995.
"Motorola offers Mac clone, boosts market confidence," Computerworld, September 23, 1996.
Sonnet Crescendo G3 photo: https://aucfree.com/items/b568240600
StarMax disc image: https://archive.org/details/motorola-starmax-mac-os-restore-install-cd-apple-macintosh-clone-system-7.6.1
Energy+ B9780 battery product page: https://www.energyplusbatteries.com/p/66d1/B9780
PowerStack II tower photo: https://www.reddit.com/r/retrobattlestations/comments/157gxzp/motorola_powerstack_ii_running_windows_nt_powerpc/
Windows NT for PPC disc photo: https://archive.org/details/NT3.5PPC
"Low-End Clones Multiply," MacUser, January 1997.
"Apple finally says it will license Mac OS," InfoWorld, January 31, 1994."Apple rethinking licensing efforts as vehicle to boost market share," Computerworld, July 10, 1995.
"Why Apple Pulled the Plug," Macworld, November 1997.
"Apple Misses Mark; Reports $708M Loss," Computerworld, April 21, 1997.
"Apple Eyes High End in License Fee System," March 31, 1997.
Mac OS 7.7 beta screen shot: https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/macos-77-pre-release
"Enough is enough," Computerworld, July 14, 1997.
"Jobs to Pixar: No exit plans," Computerworld, August 4, 1997.
"Jobs is back: Apple buys Next for $400M," Computerworld, December 23, 1996.
"Apple shutters Advanced Technology Group," https://web.archive.org/web/20110617061415/http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001-203996.html
"Apple Forges Alliance with Microsoft," Macworld, October 1997.
"Users to Apple: Send in the clones," Computerworld, August 11, 1997.
Macworld, February 1997.
"Motorola snubs NT, picks BeOS for its Mac clones," Computerworld, February 24, 1997.
"Apple clone makers shut out," Computerworld, September 15, 1997.
"Jobs Makes Headway at Apple, But Not Without Much Turmoil," The Wall Street Journal, April 14, 1998: https://archive.ph/XFKNO
"Double Troubles Send APS to Chapter 11," https://www.wired.com/1998/02/double-troubles-send-aps-to-chapter-11/
Power Computing Mac OS 8 CD photo courtesy Action Retro: https://www.youtube.com/actionretro
"Apple Eliminates the Top Clone Vendor," Macworld, November 1997.
"Apple tries to go it alone," InfoWorld, September 8, 1997.
"Apple names Steve Jobs as interim chief executive," InfoWorld, September 22, 1997.
"Apple clone makers shut out," Computerworld, September 15, 1997.

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