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I don't think this is Apple. On page 5 it specifically calls out Apple as being part of the Hobbyist market. That right there makes this even more interesting as this thorough business plan was beat out by a company recognized as Hobbyist instead of a pc manufacturer.

So who is this?

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What other word do you know that starts with an up-left slanted character, has two descenders immediately following, is less than 6 mono-spaced characters long?

Is it Aqqle?

Slide 6 lists staff, including S Jobs and S Wozniak. That leads me to believe it is Apple, though I have no idea if they were involved in other companies.

I see the confusion. That is listing the staff of Apple as discussed in the Hobby Manufacturers as competitor analysis. As in, this is who our competitor is.

No, "Staff" is a top-level heading, just like "Competition".

I think that mention of Apple was simply missed by whoever redacting the document. They're saying "Manufacturers like us have already started to offer assembled computers, disrupting the dominant marketshare of unassmbled kits."

That's hilarious. I don't know why this is redacted but whoever did it did a terrible job, and left "Apple" in a bunch of places, such as: "Apple will provide..." or "... used to assist dealers in selling Apple products." It also has references to googleable phrases of the late 70s/early 80s such as "Apple Software Bank": http://google.com/search?q="apple+software+bank" (Shown as "[Redacted] Software Bank" - wonder what that blank could be?)

But I admire your quest to find who the real company is.

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