NeXT

American computer company founded by Apple founder Steve Jobs

NeXT Inc. was an American computer and software company. It was created after Steve Jobs quit his job at Apple Inc.. It was a failure but it did get him back at Apple and as CEO. The Mac OS x's core was based entirely on the NeXT computer. Apple bought NeXT for $429 million. [2]

NeXT
Company typePrivate
Industry
Founded1985; 39 years ago (1985)
FounderSteve Jobs
DefunctFebruary 7, 1997 (1997-02-07)
FateMerged into Apple
SuccessorApple Inc.
Headquarters,
U.S.
Key people
Products
List
  • NeXT Computer
  • NeXTcube
  • NeXTstation
  • NeXTdimension
  • NeXTSTEP
  • NeXTMail
  • NeXT RISC Workstation
  • NeXT Laser Printer
  • NeXT MegaPixel Display
  • NeXT Music Kit
  • NeXTcube Turbo
  • NeXT port
  • OpenStep
  • WebObjects
Number of employees
540 (1992)
Websitenext.com (archived)
Footnotes / references
[1]

Steve Jobs used $12 million of his own money to make NeXT and it did pay off because he got his job back.[3]

References