Re: Jobs returns to Apple

[Patrick Roy Anthony <panthony@hookup.net>]

Paul Schultz wrote:
> 
> On Sun, 22 Dec 1996, Brian Hammack wrote:
> 
> >  Johnny speculated:
> >
> >  BN(| Heard that Steve Jobs is returning to Apple Computers and he'll be
> >     | bringing along NeXT, (to save System 8, and Apple, I suppose).
> >
> > Oh, now wouldn't THAT be something...
> >
> > of their operation so if S.Jobs is coming back it's not in the capacity
> > he used to be in.  But hey, somebody keep us posted on this rumor.
> >
> 
> Yep, Apple bought NeXT! Instead of buying Be Inc. they went for NeXT and
> their more advanced OS code. Steve Jobs will be a "consultant to the
> Chairman of the board" (or something like that). It is all detailed in the
> online version of MacWEEK under the late breaking news section.
> 
> Apple paid $300-350 million for NeXT.

Apples press release stated 400 million.

RCA

> Paul.
> 
> pschultz@med.wayne.edu
> Paul Schultz

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