Apple CEO Steve Jobs‘ decision to kill off clone Macs would prove foundational, paving the way for the tightly integrated approach that later produced the iMac, iPod, iPhone and Apple silicon Macs. In an attempt to start a grassroots movement celebrating clone Macs, Power Computing employees fanned out through the crowd. After the big event, and the dustup with Power Computing, he wasted little time ridding Apple of the clone Mac albatross. Apple buys Power Computing clone Macs bizUltimately, Power Computing’s Kocher resigned on August 19 after his board of directors refused to take Apple to court for breach of contract. And thus the clone Mac era came to an end.