And NeXT's software is pretty much driving Apple's product lines now. Which is a pretty good result for a 'failed company': Get paid $429 million to take over

And NeXT's software is pretty much driving Apple's product lines now. Which is a pretty good result for a 'failed company': Get paid $429 million to take over a larger company, and watch the technology you developed blossom to its full potential that was never possible as a tiny fringe player in the market, contributing to massive, overwhelming, record-smashing success.