This week on Cult of Mac's podcast: Apple reportedly plans to pay a cool $1 billion a year to use Google Gemini to make Siri smarter.

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On June 7, 1993, Apple debuted the PowerBook 180c, its first laptop with a truly high-quality color display. Battery life sucked, though.

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On May 8, 1997, Apple released the PowerBook 2400c laptop, a 4.4-pound "subnotebook" that presaged the rise of speedy, lightweight notebooks.

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On April 26, 1996, a key exec behind Apple's eagerly anticipated, but much delayed, Mac OS Copland operating system for Mac left the company.

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On April 14, 1986, Apple released the "low-cost" Macintosh 512Ke, bringing hardware upgrades to address complaints about the original Mac.

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On April 7, 1997, Apple's System 7 operating system got its final update when Mac OS 7.6.1 shipped. It fixed bugs and ended the Clone Mac era.

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On April 5, 2006, Apple released the Boot Camp public beta. The software let users with Intel-based Macs run Windows XP on their machines.

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On April 4, 1975, Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft, a software company destined to become a tech behemoth (and key Apple frenemy).

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A MacBook Pro refurb is a great way to save on a top-end machine. This M1 comes with a Touch Bar at one of the best prices you'll find online: only $549.99 (regularly $1,099).

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On March 23, 1992, Apple released the Macintosh LC II, a low-cost “headless” Macintosh that was roughly analogous with today’s Mac minis.

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On March 20, 1997, Apple released the Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh, a futuristic, special-edition Mac that was way ahead of its time.

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On March 14, 1994, Apple introduced the Power Macintosh 7100, a midrange Mac that landed the company in court against astronomer Carl Sagan.

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On March 7, 1989, Apple introduced the Macintosh Portrait Display, an impressive, 15-inch vertical grayscale monitor for desktop publishing.

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On March 2, 1987, three years after releasing the original Macintosh 128K, Apple launches its direct sequel, the almighty Macintosh II.

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On March 1, 1991, Apple introduced the Apple IIe Card, which let users turn their LC family Macs into fully functioning Apple IIe computers.

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On February 28, 2006, Apple introduced its "headless" Mac mini with Intel processor. It turned out to be a pretty darn great media player!

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On February 22, 2001, Apple introduced the iMac G3 Special Edition in wildly colorful Flower Power and Blue Dalmatian patterns.

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On February 17, 1997, Apple introduced the PowerBook 3400, a laptop the company labeled the most powerful portable computer on the market.

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