Just before Apple bought NeXT, Windows NT was a fully functional, usable workstation OS and clearly the established and future foundation of Microsoft's OS effo

Just before Apple bought NeXT, Windows NT was a fully functional, usable workstation OS and clearly the established and future foundation of Microsoft's OS efforts. Apple had bupkis. NT vs bupkis looks really good for NT, hindsight or not! Apple pulled off a miraculous recovery but if anything, time and Apple's subsequent success has made the stark contrast then hazier.