Apple
Develop had twenty-nine quarterly issues between 1990 and 1997. It was one of many products Apple created in the absence of their co-founder,
Steve Jobs, between 1985 and 1997. The products that this
Cupertino, California-based technology giant released during that period of time had varying levels of success, leaving Apple in financially rocky territory. These products included the
Apple Newton,
Apple Pippin,
Apple QuickTake, and, of course, Apple
Develop. In 1997, Steve Jobs returned to Apple after Apple acquired his company,
NeXT Computers, for its valuable resources. He took on the role of
CEO and began making significant changes. These included the closure of many departments and the cancelation of several hardware and software products.
Develop was one of the products affected by the massive restructuring of Apple that took place in 1997. The cancelation of
Develop was likely done to assist in returning Apple to a state of
profitability and focus its resources on quality over quantity of products. The magazine is now accessible through a few digital sources. They include vintageapple.org and mactech.com, which are both accessible through the external links section.
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