As the Apple Turns: Scene 3: Joel Wanted a Jihad (8/22/97)

Joel Wanted a Jihad (8/22/97)

And speaking of Power Computing, let's take a peek behind the scenes of our fave cloner... Macintouch quotes a Businessweek article in which it's revealed that Joel Kocher, the former COO of Power, had urged a "war" on Apple in a board meeting a couple of weeks ago. Joel's two-pronged attack would have involved a price war to pummel Apple in the marketplace, and a volley of high-tech lawyers suing for breach of contract-- apparently Joel sees some subtext in the slogan "Beat the Machine." (Remember "Fight Back for the Mac?") After seeing Mr. Kocher's saber-rattling attitude at the Expo a few weeks back, Yours Truly has no trouble believing that he proposed such a plan-- and then "quit" in a snit when cooler heads prevailed. Now license negotiations are in the hands of Steve Kahng... Can he persuade Steve Jobs to move forward on the cloning issue?

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The above scene was taken from the 8/22/97 episode:

August 22, 1997: These are the practice entries that were created when AtAT's substructure was being built. There was a lot going in the world of Apple in those days...

Other scenes from that episode:

1: Some Jabs at Jobs (8/22/97) MacNN refers to a Fortune article that outlines how meaningless the Apple-Microsoft deal really is. There are some interesting digs at the deal's orchestrator, Steve Jobs: "...Apple isn't out of the woods yet...
2: Undercover in Austin (8/22/97) Meanwhile, MacOS Rumors reports that Steve Jobs, the puppetmaster himself, has been seen skulking around Austin, Texas. Ostensibly he's there on a random visit to Apple facilities in the area. While Austin is the home of "troubled" clonemaker Power Computing, our more gullible viewers are sure to think it's just a coincidence...
4: First CHRP, Now PPC 750 (8/22/97) Just to make matters worse for the cloners, Apple has clarified that its decision not to certify any CHRP machines extends to a cert ban on PPC 750 (aka G3 Arthur) systems, as well, so says MacWeek. The drama continues, as Power Computing prepares to ship its PowerTower Pro G3 next week in staunch rebellion of Apple's mandate...
5: Let Them Eat Cake (8/22/97) "As The Apple Turns" doesn't need writers, as long as the players keep talking the way they do. For a bizarre example of one Apple executive's "ivory tower" assessment of the cloning fracas, read MacInsider's August 22nd Exclusive...

Or view the entire episode as originally broadcast...


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