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New Macs include the white [[IMac G4|"Sunflower" iMac G4]]. Ive designed a display to swivel with one finger, so that it "appear[ed] to defy gravity".{{Sfn|Kahney|2013|pp=187-191}} In 2003, Apple released the aluminum 12-inch and 17-inch [[PowerBook G4#2nd generation: Aluminum|PowerBook G4]], proclaiming the "Year of the Notebook". With the Microsoft deal expiring, Apple also replaced Internet Explorer with its new browser, [[Safari (web browser)|Safari]].{{Sfn|Linzmayer|2004|pp=301-302}} The first [[Mac Mini#First generation (G4 Polycarbonate)|Mac Mini]] was intended to be assembled in the U.S., but domestic manufacturers were slow and had insufficient quality processes, leading Apple to Taiwanese manufacturer [[Foxconn]].{{Sfn|Kahney|2013|pp=203-210}} The affordably priced Mac Mini desktop was introduced at Macworld 2005, alongside the introduction of the [[iWork]] office suite.{{Sfn|Kahney|2013|pp=187-191, 203-210}}
[[Bertrand Serlet|Serlet]] and [[Avie Tevanian|Tevanian]] were both initiating the secret project asked by [[Steve Jobs]] to propose to [[Sony]] executives, in 2001, to sell [[MacOS]] on [[Vaio]] laptops<ref>{{Cite web |last=Souppouris |first=Aaron |date=2014-02-05 |title=Steve Jobs wanted Sony VAIOs to run OS X |url=https://www.theverge.com/2014/2/5/5380832/sony-vaio-apple-os-x-steve-jobs-meeting-report |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=The Verge |language=en}}</ref>. They shown them a demonstration at a golf party in [[Hawaii]], with the most expensive [[Vaio]] laptop they could have aquired<ref>{{Cite web |title=sony-turned-down-offer-from-steve-jobs-to-run-mac-os-on-vaio-laptops-says-ex-president/ |url=https://9to5mac.com/2014/02/05/sony-turned-down-offer-from-steve-jobs-to-run-mac-os-on-vaio-laptops-says-ex-president/}}</ref>. But due to a bad timing, [[Sony]] refused, arguing their [[Vaio]]
====Intel transition and "back to the Mac"====
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