NeXT

American computer company founded by Steve Jobs (1985–1997)
Organization business Q308993
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NeXT

Summary

NeXT is a business[1]. NeXT ranks in the top 0.65% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,601 views/month, #191 of 29,529).[2]

Key Facts

  • NeXT is in the country of United States[3].
  • NeXT's image is recorded as Entrance view of NeXT Computer Inc..jpg[4].
  • NeXT's instance of is recorded as business[5].
  • NeXT's instance of is recorded as enterprise[6].
  • NeXT's founder is recorded as Steve Jobs[7].
  • NeXT's owned by is recorded as Steve Jobs[8].
  • NeXT's logo image is recorded as NeXT logo.svg[9].
  • NeXT's headquarters location is recorded as Redwood City[10].
  • NeXT's headquarters location is recorded as Palo Alto[11].
  • NeXT's chief executive officer is recorded as Steve Jobs[12].
  • NeXT's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 156080159[13].
  • NeXT's GND ID is recorded as 5072175-6[14].
  • NeXT's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n92036508[15].
  • NeXT's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15731661s[16].
  • NeXT's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00327128[17].
  • NeXT's Commons category is recorded as NeXT[18].
  • NeXT's industry is recorded as computer hardware industry[19].
  • NeXT's industry is recorded as software industry[20].
  • +1985-06-20T00:00:00Z marks the founding of NeXT[21].
  • NeXT was dissolved in +1996-12-20T00:00:00Z[22].
  • NeXT was dissolved in +1997-02-04T00:00:00Z[23].
  • NeXT's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05fxn[24].
  • NeXT's location of formation is recorded as Cupertino[25].
  • NeXT's location of formation is recorded as Palo Alto[26].
  • NeXT's location of formation is recorded as Woodside[27].

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Founding

NeXT's founder is recorded as Steve Jobs[7]. +1985-06-20T00:00:00Z marks the founding of NeXT[21]. Founded in (location) include Cupertino[25], Palo Alto[26], and Woodside[27].

Leadership

NeXT's chief executive officer is recorded as Steve Jobs[12].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Redwood City[10], a city of California[28], in United States[29] and Palo Alto[11], a city of California[30], in United States[31], founded in 1894[32].

Industry

Industries include computer hardware industry[19] and software industry[20].

Ownership

NeXT's owned by is recorded as Steve Jobs[8]. Products include NeXT Computer[33], NeXTcube[34], NeXTcube Turbo[35], NeXTstation[36], and NeXTSTEP[37].

Dissolution

Dissolution dates include +1996-12-20T00:00:00Z[22] and +1997-02-04T00:00:00Z[23].

Why It Matters

NeXT ranks in the top 0.65% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,601 views/month, #191 of 29,529).[2] NeXT has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] NeXT is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

NeXT has been cited as an influence by macOS[40], a proprietary operating system[41], founded in 2001[42].

FAQs

Who did NeXT influence?

NeXT has been cited as an influence by macOS[40].

References

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  20. [22] . heise.de. heise.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . macspeedzone.com. macspeedzone.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  26. [33] . wikidata.org.
  27. [34] . wikidata.org.
  28. [35] . wikidata.org.
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  30. [37] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [40] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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