As mentioned in the article, the main reason for failure was trying to put more modern tech into an operating system that had to support non 32 bit processors l

As mentioned in the article, the main reason for failure was trying to put more modern tech into an operating system that had to support non 32 bit processors like the 68020 which weren't fully 32 bit. Also, I don't believe that the older 68k processors supported virtual memory. Maybe if they had just targeted PowerPC CPU's Apple may have a chance with Copland.