“The computer division of Apple will eventually become a genuine albatross around the company's neck. So it's better off as a standalone company focused on computers.”

— John C. Dvorak

Apple Should Spin Off the Macintosh - Making a separate company for MacOS PCs is smart for all involved http://pcmag.com/commentary/345453/apple-should-spin-off-the-macintosh in PC Magazine (22 June 2016)
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US journalist and radio broadcaster 1952

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