Also, NeXT's operating system was ported to Macintosh hardware and combined with the classic Mac OS operating system, to create the first versions of Mac OS X (later called macOS).
As part of the deal, Steve Jobs, then the chairman and CEO of NeXT, was given an advisory role at Apple. NeXT also developed WebObjects, one of the first enterprise web application frameworks, and although its market appeal was limited by its high $50,000 price, it is a prominent early example of a web server that is based on dynamic page generation rather than static content.Īpple purchased NeXT in 1997 for $427 million, which included 1.5 million shares of Apple stock. In 1993, NeXT withdrew from the hardware industry to concentrate on marketing OPENSTEP for Mach, its own OpenStep implementation, for several other computer vendors. NeXT partnered with Sun Microsystems to create a programming environment called OpenStep, which was the NeXTSTEP operating system's application layer hosted on a third-party operating system. Nevertheless, their object-oriented programming and graphical user interfaces were trendsetters of computer innovation, and highly influential. These computers had relatively limited sales, with only about 50,000 units shipped in total. NeXT introduced its first product, the NeXT Computer, in 1988, followed by the smaller NeXTcube and NeXTstation in 1990.
The company was founded by Apple Computer co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs after he was forcibly removed from Apple in 1985. and NeXT Software, Inc.) was an American technology company headquartered in Redwood City, California that specialized in computer workstations for higher education and business use.
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