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On this day in 1988, Steve Jobs unveiled the NeXT Computer [View all]
Released 35 years ago, the NeXT Computer was a commercial failure, but its groundbreaking features ended up redefining personal computing.
https://www.xda-developers.com/on-this-day-next-computer/
NeXTSTEP single-handedly brought Steve Jobs back to Apple.
Meanwhile, Apple was still suffering from poor sales of its Macintosh devices, and in a last-ditch effort, struck a $429M deal to acquire NeXT in December 1996. This takeover brought Steve Jobs back to the company he helped found, where he’d continue to develop new innovations like the iPhone and iPod.
Acquiring NeXT also enabled Apple to incorporate the modern features of NeXTSTEP into macOS, and the company spent the next couple of years overhauling the architecture and design of the dated macOS. By 2001, the first official version of the MAC OS X went live. While it lacked many basic features and apps, the redesigned layout received a positive response from the Apple community. Over time MAC OS X became the base for the macOS that we know and love today.
NeXT Inc. may not have made a lot of money from the NeXT Computer, but the cube-shaped desktop ushered PCs into a new era by pioneering new features that have become an integral part of our daily lives
Meanwhile, Apple was still suffering from poor sales of its Macintosh devices, and in a last-ditch effort, struck a $429M deal to acquire NeXT in December 1996. This takeover brought Steve Jobs back to the company he helped found, where he’d continue to develop new innovations like the iPhone and iPod.
Acquiring NeXT also enabled Apple to incorporate the modern features of NeXTSTEP into macOS, and the company spent the next couple of years overhauling the architecture and design of the dated macOS. By 2001, the first official version of the MAC OS X went live. While it lacked many basic features and apps, the redesigned layout received a positive response from the Apple community. Over time MAC OS X became the base for the macOS that we know and love today.
NeXT Inc. may not have made a lot of money from the NeXT Computer, but the cube-shaped desktop ushered PCs into a new era by pioneering new features that have become an integral part of our daily lives
MacOS that we love?
Ask me when it confounds me! But I have used it since 10.0. My copy of NEXT WORLD magazine.
Never had a NeXT. The magazine was within my price range.
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