[DOC] [TLE] NeXT - Wikipedia [PAR] NeXT, Inc was an American computer company headquartered in Redwood City, 
California, that developed and manufactured a series of computer workstations 
intended for the higher education and business markets. NeXT was founded in 
1985 by Apple Computer co-founder Steve Jobs, after ... As part of the agreement
, Steve Jobs, Chairman and CEO of NeXT Software,... [DOC] [TLE] Apple acquires Next, Jobs - CNET [PAR] Dec 20, 1996 ... December 20, 199611:30 PM PST ... The return of Jobs, a bold move that has 
been speculated for years, ... The company has been shopping for an operating 
system since ... "I really don't see any downside to Steve Jobs returning to Apple." 
... including system integration, consulting, and support services. [DOC] [TLE] Jobs Makes Headway at Apple, But Not Without Much Turmoil - WSJ [PAR] Steve Jobs, Apple Computer Inc.'s co-founder and interim chief executive ... from 
Next Software Inc., the company he sold to Apple in December 1996 in a ... to 
support vital software applications for the Mac, in return for licensing some ... He 
was so compelling that Dr. Amelio asked him to become a free-ranging 
consultant. [DOC] [TLE] Apple Rehires Co-Founder Jobs to Lead Recovery - latimes [PAR] Steven P. Jobs, the charismatic entrepreneur who all but invented the personal 
computer industry, made a triumphal return home Friday as Apple Computer Inc. 
announced that it will rehire its. ... December 21, 1996|JULIE PITTA | TIMES 
STAFF WRITER ... pay $400 million to acquire Next Inc., the company Jobs 
started after... [DOC] [TLE] Steve Jobs Biography and Legacy - The Balance [PAR] Nov 20, 2015 ... Bio information for Steve Jobs, Apple Founder and CEO. ... company; he was the 
CEO of Apple, which he co-founded in 1976. ... In December of 1996 Apple 
purchased NeXT Software for over $400 million. Jobs returned to Apple as a part-
time consultant to the chief .... 2016 About, Inc.  All rights reserved. [DOC] [TLE] Steven Jobs Facts - Biography - YourDictionary [PAR] Computer designer and corporate executive Steven Jobs (born 1955) is ... Jobs 
resigned from the company he had founded, though he retained his title ... 
December of 1996, Apple announced that it was purchasing Next Software for 
over $400 million. Jobs returned to Apple as a part-time consultant to CEO Gilbert 
Amelio. [DOC] [TLE] TheMerger of Apple and NeXT: 1+1=3 - An ObjectFarm Publication [PAR] On the 20.December 1996 the Rhapsody Brothers reunited and "saw the light". 
Apple Computers Inc. and NeXT Software Inc. announced that they will merge 
their technologies and that Steve Jobs will return, as a consultant, to the company
... [DOC] [TLE] Analysis: Steve Jobs' Success Arose From Prior Failures  CBS San ... [PAR] Oct 5, 2011 ... Jobs returned to Apple in 1996 and then went on to reshape the ... With Apple Inc
., Jobs led the world's most valuable company ... mansion built in 1926 that Steve 
had purchased around a year ago, in 1984 ... (Disclaimer: I worked for NeXT in 
its headquarters, and on the east coast, as a consultant and... [DOC] [TLE] Steve Jobs Biography - life, family, story, history, school, young ... [PAR] Steven Jobs was born February 24, 1955, in San Francisco, California, and was 
... Toy Story 2 and A Bug's Life, which Disney distributed, and Monsters, Inc. All ... 
In December of 1996 Apple purchased NeXT Software for over $400 million. 
Jobs returned to Apple as a part-time consultant to the chief executive officer (
CEO). [DOC] [TLE] Timeline | all about Steve Jobs.com [PAR] Timeline of Apple and Pixar founder Steve Jobs's life and career. ... betrays Steve 
Jobs by trying to have the company bought by its giant competitor Sun. ... 
operations and becomes NeXT Software Inc. This is the nadir of Steve's career ... 
Dec 1996. Apple, which was desperately looking for a modern operating system 
to buy,...

Question: In December 1996 Steve Jobs returned to this company as a consultant when it bought NeXT Software, Inc.
Answer: Apple