NeXT

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. Mac OS X's core was based entirely on the NeXT computer. Apple bought NeXT for $429 million. 

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

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Category:Companies based in California
Category:Defunct companies of the United States
Category:American technology companies