What's next? Steve Job's vision, so on target at Apple, now is falling short; he struggles to win a niche in the computer industry after a series of missteps; deep faith in his own genius
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Steve Jobs, the 38-year-old co-founder of Apple, is having a rough time of it with his Next Inc. The company has stopped making workstations to concentrate on its NextStep operating system, but has found itself on the outside of a major software alliance. Next is slated to debut a version of NextStep that will run on Intel-compatible microcomputers. Jobs sees NextStep as a possible de facto standard tired of the domination of Microsoft Corp, but so far only a few companies have agreed to offer it as an option. NextStep might have a better chance if Jobs had decided long ago to port it to Intel chips. Jobs' imperiousness, faith in his own brilliance and demands for total control helped him at Apple, but have proved to be liabilities at Next. Many people in the computer industry have stopped listening to him.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1993
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Slow growth spurs shake-up in PCs; Apple surges, IBM stumbles as prices slide
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IBM loses its control over the microcomputer industry to Apple Computer Inc and Compaq Computer Corp in early 1991. IBM reports that it experienced a 15 percent drop in microcomputer sales for the 1st qtr of 1991. Apple reports a 20 percent gain in revenue and an 85 percent increase in Apple Macintosh microcomputer shipments; computer industry analysts expect that Compaq will report revenue gains for the 1st qtr of 1991 as well. Industry observers note that IBM has lost its control over the microcomputer industry because of its insistence on offering products that the market is not willing to buy. This and other serious tactical errors, coupled with price cutting at other companies, is causing IBM's trouble.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1991
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