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September 11, 1997 8:00 PM PDT

Macintosh meltdown

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Aftershocks continue to follow last week's announcement of Apple's $100 million buyout of Power Computing's "key assets," forcing Power out of the Mac business. CNET's NEWS.COM examines the consequences of the recent developments for Apple and the Macintosh.

Latest developments
  Motorola gives up Mac clones update
  IBM likely to stop licensing Mac OS
  Readers still want their Macs  NEWS.COM Poll
  It's official: Apple keeps Newton update
  Umax to make Intel notebook
  Motorola moves away from PCs update
  Power debuts Intel notebook update
  Umax clone licensing finalized update
  Mac faithful threaten exodus
  Clearance sale on Mac clones
  Apple expands Power Mac line
  Readers oppose merger
Terms of the deal
  Apple buys Power for $100 million
  Power called more harm than good
  A double-edged sword for Apple  news analysis
  Backlash among Mac faithful
  Apple to write off buyout
  Interviews and analysis  CNET Radio
Previous coverage
  Rules change for Mac OS (August 28, 1997)
  Apple: No clear strategy (August 12, 1997)
  Power Computing IPO at risk (August 8, 1997)
  Apple gets tough on cloning (August 6, 1997)
  Cloners bypass Apple on OS (July 21, 1997)
  The history of Apple  timeline

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