In 1985, Steve was sad ___ being fired from Apple, but he didn't sit around. He started a new computer company called "NeXT".
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The "NeXT" computer company specialized ___ expensive computers for universities and researchers.
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The computers Steve Jobs made at NeXT were too expensive and didn't sell well, but the operating system ("OS" - the program that makes the computer work) was valuable because ___ its powerful, brilliant design.
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During this time period, Jobs also bought another company and renamed it Pixar. Pixar became very successful ___ the guidance of Steve Jobs, and became famous for movies like "Toy Story" and "Finding Nemo".
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Later, Jobs sold Pixar to Disney ___ over 7 billion dollars, and Steve Jobs became a very rich man.
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While Jobs was away ___ Apple, the company didn't do well, and their Macintosh computer needed a better operating system.
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So, in 1996, Apple decided to buy "NeXT" in order to use the excellent operating system (OS) Jobs and his team had designed, to take the place ___ the old OS in their Macintosh computers.
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When Apple bought "NeXT", they invited Steve Jobs to come back as a consultant. He was so good that soon, they asked him to take ___ the company again as its CEO.
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Apple had too many projects at the same time, and they were losing money. After a quick review of the company, Jobs threw ___ over 100 projects in order to concentrate on just a few products.
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The first new product Steve Jobs developed was the iPod music player, which Apple brought ___ in 2001. It quickly became a huge success all over the world.
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Apple followed the success of the iPod with the iPhone, a combination ___ a phone, a music player, a computer, and an Internet browser - the first "smartphone" in the world.
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Steve Jobs wasn't just a businessman. He also participated ___ designing products, and his name is on over 300 patents at Apple!
