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Apple tried again in 1995 to create a new operating system for the Macintosh, named 'Copland'. The new system aimed to bring new features and a modern core to the Mac platform, but the project was fraught with delays and bloat. Eventually, Apple executives began looking outside the company for the modern operating system it desperately needed.

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• "On the Firing Line: My 500 Days at Apple" by Gil Amelio and William L Simon

• https://web.archive.org/web/20060618111545/http://bebox.nu/articles.php?s=articles%2F199701xx-PlanBe

• https://guidebookgallery.org/articles/beyondwindows95

• http://preserve.mactech.com/articles/mactech/Vol.11/11.12/Dec95CrabbsApple/index.html

• https://www.cnet.com/news/macs-new-os-7-years-in-the-making/

• http://preserve.mactech.com/articles/mactech/Vol.12/12.09/WWDC96Report/index.html

• https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-a-failure-to-communicate/

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBRKzJMS6Uw

• https://books.google.com/books?id=rrz6PIR7f0oC&pg=PT116#v=onepage&q&f=false

• https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Steve-Jobs-Confirms-Apple-Stock-Sale-2812791.php

Hewlett-Packard and Intel teamed up in the 1990s to create a completely new 64-bit CPU architecture, which was going to power everything from home PCs to high-end enterprise servers. However, it didn't quite turn out as planned, eventually becoming one of the most costly mistakes in technology history.

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• https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/09/business/company-news-intel-forms-chip-pact-with-hewlett-packard.html

• https://www.hpl.hp.com/news/2001/apr-jun/itanium.html

• https://www.cnet.com/news/compaq-intel-buddy-up/

• https://www.zdnet.com/article/dell-will-aid-intel-with-ia-64/

• https://www.linuxtoday.com/developer/1999090200706PS

• https://www.eetimes.com/itanium-era-dawns/

• https://www.cnet.com/news/itanium-sales-off-to-a-slow-start/

• https://www.zdnet.com/article/itanium-a-cautionary-tale/

• https://web.archive.org/web/20080719183250/http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584-5846226.html

• https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054256/http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/20120201201109_HP_Paid_Intel_690_Million_to_Keep_Itanium_Alive_Court_Findings.html

The Sony Xperia Play was the long-awaited 'PlayStation phone' when it was released in 2011, combining the power of an Android smartphone with physical controller buttons. The phone seemed like an easy sell to the millions of PlayStation fans across the world, and yet, demand dropped soon after launch and Sony cancelled plans for a sequel.

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• https://www.theregister.com/2008/03/07/psp_sony_ericsson_patent/

• https://web.archive.org/web/20071222233027/http://asia.cnet.com/crave/2006/09/04/sony-ericsson-to-unveil-playstation-phones-/

• https://web.archive.org/web/20110713170530/http://kotaku.com/gaming/how-many-thumbsticks%3F/more-playstation-phone-hints-nudges-winks-294058.php

• https://web.archive.org/web/20090118031712/http://www.mobiletoday.co.uk/Sony_Ericsson_Playstation_PSP_plans_refused_by_Sony.html

• https://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE55Q0HQ20090627

• https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2011/02/05/xperia-play-to-get-superbowl-ad-debut/

• https://www.engadget.com/2011-02-13-live-from-sony-ericssons-mwc-2011-press-event.html

• https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/23/21452167/sony-xperia-play-2-playstation-phone-prototype-concept-leaked-images

• https://www.cnet.com/news/sony-ericsson-xperia-play-price-slashed-to-200/

• https://www.digitaltrends.com/android/uh-oh-verizon-drops-price-of-sonys-xperia-play-to-100/

• https://www.cnet.com/news/sony-xperia-play-dropped-from-ice-cream-sandwich-update-list/

In the late 1980's, a team of engineers at Apple set out to create a new operating system for the Macintosh. What followed was a saga of corporate partnerships, mismanagement, and shifting goals, culminating in a platform for developers that developers didn't want to use.

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Sources:

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/erichringewald/

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/genep/

• https://lowendmac.com/2014/pink-apples-first-stab-at-a-modern-operating-system/

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/edbirss/

• https://www.architosh.com/news/2003-08/2003c1-0812-jaguarstory.phtml

• https://books.google.com/books?id=5DsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA3&dq=taligent&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjdytyO-OPwAhVWCM0KHViXAuUQ6AEwBXoECAIQAg#v=onepage&q=taligent&f=false

• http://www.wildcrest.com/Potel/Portfolio/InsideTaligentTechnology/WW11.htm

• https://books.google.com/books?id=ZDgEAAAAMBAJ&q=taligent&pg=PA133#v=onepage&q=taligent&f=false

• https://books.google.com/books?id=xDoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA12#v=onepage&q&f=false

• http://www.icad.org/websiteV2.0/Conferences/ICAD96/proc96/dougherty.htm

• https://web.archive.org/web/19971211222028/http://taligent.com/