<ul><li>Mac OS Copland, Apple's eagerly anticipated operating system for the Macintosh, suffers a major setback when the senior VP in charge of the project leaves the company.</li><li>The Copland operating system was an attempt to rejuvenate the Mac's core software and restore Apple's competitive edge.</li><li>Despite delays and increased development costs, Apple initially insisted that the operating system would eventually ship but later canceled Copland.</li><li>The failure of Copland led Apple to rethink its operating system strategy, resulting in the acquisition of NeXT and the return of Steve Jobs to Apple.</li></ul>

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