In this photo, you can see a young Steve Jobs presenting a new computer.
What makes it remarkable is that this is **not** an Apple product!
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The photo was taken in 1990, and the computer is made by NeXT.
NeXT was founded by Steve Jobs after he was ousted from Apple in 1986 following a board vote.
The machine was built to Steve Jobs's exacting standards — he believed in perfection — and was designed for use in universities.
Despite being an innovative and advanced product, it was not a commercial success due to its steep price tag: $10,000 per unit.
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Ultimately, Apple acquired NeXT in 1996 for $402 million, along with Steve Jobs, who returned to lead the company.
And an interesting anecdote to close:
The first version of the World Wide Web, developed by Tim Berners-Lee, was built on a NeXT computer.