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The PowerPC architecture was created in cooperation between IBM, Motorola, and Apple. It was based on IBM's POWER architecture. Motorola dropped its in-house M88000 family in favor of the PowerPC. Apple adopted the PowerPC for its Macintosh line as a successor to the aging Motorola M68000 Family.