While I would have rather seen a future where OS X is BeOS based, another desktop platform having C++ as key language, not being another UNIX clone, the reality

While I would have rather seen a future where OS X is BeOS based, another desktop platform having C++ as key language, not being another UNIX clone, the reality is that without the reverse acquision of NeXT and Steve Jobs for the ride, leading to the iPod and iMac G3, Apple would have crashed really hard with what was left on the bank account.