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FaceTime with the Content Guy:  Business Lessons from a Mac Anniversary

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This year marks the 40th anniversary of the introduction of original Macintosh computer.  In other words, I think, a good time to consider some of the broader business lessons that can be learned from the original “computer for the rest of us.”

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