Apple at 50: Steve Jobs, the first star CEO There's plenty to like, admire, and definitely dislike about Steve Jobs, but he did an incredible job saving Apple, and will forever be treated like a rock star. William Gallagher 1 month ago 1
Apple at 50: Gil Amelio, the CEO who brought back Steve Jobs Gil Amelio had the shortest reign of all Apple CEOs, but maybe the greatest impact as, practically despite himself, he set the stage for how the company would survive. William Gallagher 1 month ago 5
Looking back at Steve Jobs's NeXT, Inc — the most successful failure ever Very little remains of Steve Jobs' NeXT, except that it is the reason Apple survives and is how the web began. Here's the peculiar story of the company Jobs formed after leaving Apple on September 12, 1985. William Gallagher 8 months ago 50
Documents signed by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak set to hit the auction block A number of documents signed by Steve Jobs and other tech pioneers, as well as additional collectible Apple memorabilia, is set to hit the auction block later in July. Mike Peterson 3 years ago 1
First-batch Apple-1 & Steve Jobs memorabilia hit the auction block One of the first batch of Apple-1 computers already has a bid of $250,000 at a new auction of Apple memorabilia, while a stained Versace shirt belonging to Steve Jobs is now at $1,300. William Gallagher 4 years ago 2
Former Apple designer recounts teasing Steve Jobs over NeXT vs OS X Imran Chaudhri, co-designer of the iPhone, says he bought a NeXT Cube specifically to stop Steve Jobs saying how much better it was than the Mac. William Gallagher 5 years ago 14
Hear Steve Jobs demo his NeXT computer in 1988 An audio recording of Steve Jobs revealing the NeXT computer shortly after its official launch has been released in full. William Gallagher 5 years ago 7
Magazine cover signed by Steve Jobs heads to auction Collectors of Apple memorabilia have an opportunity to acquire a rare magazine signed by co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs, with a copy of Fortune bearing his signature going up for auction on July 30. Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 1
Larry Tesler, who showed Steve Jobs around Xerox PARC, dies aged 74 Computer scientist Larry Tesler was the inventor of copy-and-paste as we know it today, and was also the guide that showed Steve Jobs the Xerox PARC systems that would inspire the Macintosh. William Gallagher 6 years ago 14
Apple officially acquired NeXT 23 years ago, changing everything Most college students today have only known Apple as the fashionable, popular, commercially competent, and trend setting global technology giant it is today. However, 23 years ago Apple Computer, Inc. was struggling to survive while trying to sell Macs in a PC world centered around Microsoft Windows. Things began to change after Apple acquired NeXT in a surprise deal that was announced in the last week of 1996 and was completed on February 7, 1997. Daniel Eran Dilger 6 years ago 30
MacBook Pro keyboards, Nikon cameras, and iMac Pro service - the stories that we liked the most in 2018 Every venue in the history of publication has pieces that they like a lot — but never got as much traction as they thought it would. To celebrate the end of the year, AppleInsider staff got together to discuss not what you guys clicked on the most, but the editorial and feature pieces that we liked best in 2018. Mike Wuerthele 7 years ago 1
Steve Jobs speech from 1992 surfaces, talking about NeXT & Apple departure In a 1992 talk on the MIT campus, Apple founder Steve Jobs assailed consultants, talked about his departure from Apple and how his ouster was a loss not just for him, but for consumers as well. Stephen Silver 8 years ago 15
Assortment of Steve Jobs's personal property for sale by celebrity auction house An online auction has started containing a large amount of Apple founder Steve Jobs' personal effects, including a leather jacket worn in a famous picture taken underneath the IBM logo. Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 36
Apple's massive $3B bet on Beats a sure thing compared to all-in gamble on NeXT in 1996 Apple's recently-confirmed $3 billion purchase of headphone maker and streaming music provider Beats may be the largest cash outlay in its history, but it's far from the Cupertino company's biggest bet on an acquisition. AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 108
Rare Jobs documentary highlights early days of NeXT A documentary from the 1980s focusing on the early days of NeXT shows late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs at work behind the scenes at his second computer startup, offering a rare glimpse at how the tech guru handled his charges and what he thought of the future of personal computing. AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 31
Found Steve Jobs interviews show 'pivotal' growth during years away from Apple A technology journalist has uncovered hours of previously-unreleased recordings of audio interviews with late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs that collectively show how the growth he experienced during his so-called "wilderness years" at NeXT and Pixar prepared him for success later in life. Josh Ong 14 years ago 41
Apple's 15 years of NeXT Fifteen years ago, Apple announced plans to acquire NeXT Software, a move that would ultimately bring Steve Jobs back to the company he cofounded twenty years earlier. Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 68
