When the Power Mac G4 exceeded 1 gigaflop in 1999, the Department of Defense blocked certain exports | Steve Jobs famously turned that into a marketing campaign.
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In 1999, the Power Mac G4's performance led to U.S. export restrictions, which Steve Jobs turned into a marketing campaign.
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