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investigated during his nal days
in charge), claiming it was the
only way Apple could survive.
He laid the blame for Apple’s
ills at Spindler’s feet. He argued
that Spindler’s new forecast of
30 percent Mac unit growth
was unrealistic in the face of
the Windows 95 tidal wave.
Spindler was still half-heartedly
entertaining offers where he
could find them but seemed
resigned to trying to service the
remaining Mac market as an
independent company. Spindler
fought back and the board stood
behind him. As Markkula told
The Wall Street Journal, “The
board has been very pleased
with Mi ...