Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: After losing a power struggle with the board of directors in 1984 , Jobs resigned from Apple and founded NeXT , a computer platform development company specializing in the higher education and business markets .
Simplified: In 1985 Apple 's board of directors got rid of Steve from the company . Jobs then started NeXT , a computer platform development company which dealt with the higher education and business markets .