Steve Jobs's Departure from Apple

Following internal power struggles, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs resigned from the company he co-founded. This event created a vacuum and allowed for new product philosophies, including the 'open Mac' concept, to gain traction.

Significance

Jobs's departure freed Apple from his purist vision of a closed, appliance-like Macintosh, paving the way for the development of a more expandable and powerful system like the Macintosh II.