SubTerrific: Penguin Apple Sausage

“In the early 90’s Apple was desperate for a new operating
system. Past failures such as Pink and Copland left the company in
need of a quick fix. With a lot of money in the bank, they started
looking outside the company for a solution. The field was narrowed
to NeXT and Be, companies started by ex-Apple employees. In
December of 1996 a choice was made, to quote Gil Armelio, ‘We
picked Plan A instead of Plan Be.,’ marking the return of Steve
Jobs to Apple. Few can argue that Apple made the right decision,
Apple’s success under the leadership of Steve Jobs is
legendary…”

Complete
Story