NeXT Inc. plans to introduce new machines
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NeXT Inc's NeXT workstations are lauded by computer industry analysts for their innovative technology and Unix-like operating system but are criticized for not supporting color and for being too slow. In addition, very little applications software is available for the high-priced systems. As a result, sales are less than predicted or hoped. To improve this situation, Steven P. Jobs's company intends to introduce a new version of the NeXT workstation in Sep 1990. Computer industry insiders expect it to be a more powerful, Motorola 68040-based workstation that includes more sophisticated hard disk drives. It also should support color and comes with a specially-developed version of the Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet software from Lotus Development Corp. Despite these changes, analysts and users remain skeptical that NeXT offers enough advantages to justify its high price.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1990
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Next abandons computer sales for software
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Steven P. Jobs, the chief of Next Computer Inc, says the firm is abandoning the computer hardware business in favor of selling its highly regarded operating systems software. The switch is a major setback for Jobs, who is regarded as a computer industry legend for his part in creating Apple Computer Inc. Next now finds itself competing directly with Microsoft Corp, which dominates the market for operating systems software. Next will close immediately its factory in Fremont, CA, lay off 230 of its 536 workers, and sell its hardware-design center to Canon Inc, an investor in Next. Another 50 workers will be laid off through 1st qtr 1993. While analysts praise the technical merits of the Nextstep operating system, they worry that it may be too late for Next to get in on the operating-systems market.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1993
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Jobs's Next Inc. announces first version of computer operating-system software
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NeXt Inc, the computer company headed by Steve Jobs, will introduce an operating system software program for its workstations. Because the workstations are geared toward academia, the company wanted to introduce the UNIX-based operating system early in the academic year. The workstation has been without an authorized version of the software, although it did include a test version. The new version is similar to the test version, but much faster. The software features icons, pull-down menus, windows and desktop imagery, being similar to the popular Apple Macintosh microcomputer that Jobs helped develop. The workstation sells for $10,000 and includes eight Mbytes of internal memory, a 17-inch monitor, a Motorola 68030 central processor, and word-processing software.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1989
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