{"id":13420,"date":"2014-12-20T23:17:43","date_gmt":"2014-12-20T23:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/apple-announces-purchase-of-next\/"},"modified":"2014-12-20T23:17:43","modified_gmt":"2014-12-20T23:17:43","slug":"apple-announces-purchase-of-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/apple-announces-purchase-of-next\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Announces Purchase of NeXT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-4084\">\n<div class=\"format_text entry-content\">\n<div class=\"bottomcontainerBox c7\">\n<div class=\"c6\"><a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&#038;u=http%3A%2F%2Fpinterest.com%2Fpin%2Fcreate%2Fbutton%2F%3Furl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fthisdayintechhistory.com%252F12%252F20%252Fapple-announces-purchase-of-next%252F%26amp%3Bmedia%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fthisdayintechhistory.com%252Fwp-content%252Fuploads%252F2012%252F12%252Fapple-next-merger-300x296.jpg\" data-pin-do=\"buttonPin\" data-pin-config=\"beside\" rel=\"lightbox[4084]\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/14158__pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png\" \/><\/a> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&#038;u=http%3A%2F%2Fthisdayintechhistory.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F12%2Fapple-next-merger.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[4084]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4089\" alt=\"apple-next-merger\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/14158__apple-next-merger-300x296.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"296\" \/><\/a>December 20, 1996<\/p>\n<p>In a surprise move at the time, <a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&#038;u=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.cnet.com%2FApple-acquires-Next%2C-Jobs%2F2100-1001_3-256914.html\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Computer Inc. announces their intention to purchase Steve Jobs\u2019 company, NeXT<\/a>, and bring Steve Jobs on board as an advisor to CEO Gil Amelio. <a title=\"Apple Acquires NeXT; Steve Jobs Returns to Apple\" href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&#038;u=http%3A%2F%2Fthisdayintechhistory.com%2F02%2F04%2Fapple-acquires-next-steve-jobs-returns-to-apple%2F\">The purchase was completed on February 4th<\/a> of the next year and brought with it the core technology that formed the basis of the future Mac OS X operating system, which itself is the foundation of the iOS operating system that runs the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. Along with the leadership of future CEO Steve Jobs, the resurgence of Apple in the 2000\u2019s and the emergence of The New World of Technology can be traced back to this major event in technology history.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bottomcontainerBox c7\">\n<div class=\"c6\"><a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&#038;u=http%3A%2F%2Fpinterest.com%2Fpin%2Fcreate%2Fbutton%2F%3Furl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fthisdayintechhistory.com%252F12%252F20%252Fapple-announces-purchase-of-next%252F%26amp%3Bmedia%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fthisdayintechhistory.com%252Fwp-content%252Fuploads%252F2012%252F12%252Fapple-next-merger-300x296.jpg\" data-pin-do=\"buttonPin\" data-pin-config=\"beside\" rel=\"lightbox[4084]\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/14158__pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png\" \/><\/a> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/42f6a__p-89EKCgBk8MZdE.gif\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/thisdayintechhistory.com\/12\/20\/apple-announces-purchase-of-next\/\">This Day in Tech History<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tech History provided by This Day in Tech History.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 20, 1996 In a surprise move at the time, Apple Computer Inc. announces their intention to purchase Steve Jobs\u2019 company, NeXT, and bring Steve Jobs on board as an advisor to CEO Gil Amelio. 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