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- BUSINESS, Page 73Business NotesCOMPUTERSApple Loses Its Blush
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- Only a year ago, Apple Computer was reveling in a sales
- surge as its Macintosh computers won wide acceptance for
- business applications. But Apple's blush has suddenly faded.
- Because of slowing sales, the company is expected to lay off
- as many as 800 of its 12,000 employees. Under pressure to
- revive growth, Apple President John Sculley has launched a
- top-management shake-up. Two weeks ago, he appointed Michael
- Spindler, who led the company's successful foray in Europe, as
- chief operating officer.
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- Spindler's promotion, however, has produced hard feelings
- among other top officers. Apple announced the resignation of
- Allan Loren, head of the company's U.S. division, that same
- day. Another potential casualty: Jean-Louis Gassee, the
- colorful president of Apple Products. Sculley has already
- forced Gassee to transfer many of his job responsibilities to
- Spindler.
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