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From: dplatt@coherent.com (Dave Platt)
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Subject: Re: Status of APDA
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Date: 1 Nov 88 20:57:43 GMT
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Here's another report, from the 1/11/88 issue of MacWeek:

REDMOND, Wash. - Apple is taking over [APDA] under an agreement reached
between the two groups last week.

APDA, a non-profit organization that supplies services and products to
Apple programmers and developers through a monthly catalog and
mail-order service, has been locked in negotiation with Apple for
almost a year, said APDA spokesman Frank Catalino.  The result,
revealed last week, is a takeover that will be gradual and seamless.

...

Just what Apple has in store for the hard-won developer services
organization remains uncertain, although some sources have speculated
that it will exclude third-party products from its offerings and
provide only Apple products.

A Nov. 7 issue of the APDAlog newsletter will outline in detail the
terms of the agreement and what kinds of support APDA members can
expect from both APDA and Apple in the coming months.