Apple needs Steve Jobs again...

• In 1995 Mac OS 7 is outdated

• • Very poor multitasking facilities
  • Suboptimal memory management
  • Not good enough to compete with Windows 95

• In 1997 Apple buys NEXTSTEP

• • Steve Jobs becomes interim CEO
  • He announces that Apple's future OS will be based on NEXTSTEP technology
  • Mac OS 8 (in 1998) and Mac OS 9 (in 1999) are based on old classic technology and are still not good enough
  • Mac OS X is released on 24 march 2001