Apple's homegrown next-generating operating system fails to launch, leaving the company in dire straits and searching for a lifeline from outside the company.

This episode of Designed in California is sponsored by:

• Selkie Design: An indie app development studio that makes Substage and Hour by Hour.

Guest Starring:

John Siracusa

Links and Show Notes:

Presented by Myke Hurley and Jason Snell. Special guest John Siracusa.

Written by Jason Snell. Thanks to Stephen Hackett for script assistance.

Audio editing by Myke Hurley and Jim Metzendorf. Video production by Jamie Snell.

Designed in California theme by Christopher Breen.

References:

• MacUser and Macworld magazines issues from the period
• Apple: The Inside Story of Intrigue, Egomania, and Business Blunders by Jim Carlton
• On the Firing Line by Gil Amelio
• Apple Confidential 2.0 by Owen Linzmayer

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