NeXT was the best thing to happen to Apple. The NeXT OS was miles ahead of anything else at the time, and it has been probably the thing that helped Apple survi

NeXT was the best thing to happen to Apple. The NeXT OS was miles ahead of anything else at the time, and it has been probably the thing that helped Apple survive. I'd go so far as to say if Jobs had of returned when he did, but Apple hadn't picked up NeXT OS, it wouldn't matter what Jobs did, Apple would be a shadow of what it is now.