Macinography 18: The Problem with Performas

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Meet the Martinettis. They’re the all-American family of the nineties. When they want a computer, they hop on down to the big box store and buy a Performa, the computer made just for them. Alas, darkness lurked from within that happy Mac, seduced by the siren song of marketshare. Listen to find out how an otherwise reasonable idea almost rotted Apple from the core.

Sources

Macworld, October 1992
MacUser, October 1992
Apple Confidential 2.0 By Owen W. Linzmayer
MacWorld Mac Secrets by David Pogue and Joseph Schorr
The Martinettis Bring Home a Computer
The LA Times: The Un-Infomercial
Apple's Weapon to boost Earnings - SFGate
EMaculation
UPI: Apple Introduces New Mac Line
ToastyTech: At Ease
IMDB: Ashley McCarthy
Ad Age: NIMA Awards
AdAge: Apple Performa Infomercial Bags 100,000 calls
CHM Oral History: Jon Rubinstein
StatCounter Desktop Marketshare

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Chapters

00:00:00 - Opening 00:00:39 - Share and Marketshare Alike 00:11:38 - Putting Your Mind At Ease 00:23:15 - Nobody Beats The Wiz 00:39:41 - Legacy 00:51:35 - Outtro and Credits

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