...put together in a few weeks, but it appears the work of saving the company by cobbling together software from his Next Software Inc. will be a long and burdensome task. For all the drama of Jobs' comeback to the company he co-founded 20 years...

...in corporations, to run on the PowerPC. Also on Friday, Apple said it completed the $400 million purchase of Next Software Inc. of Redwood City, Calif. The deal, which brings Apple co-founder Steve Jobs back into the fold, was first...

...in corporations, to run on the PowerPC. Also on Friday, Apple said it completed the $400 million purchase of Next Software Inc. of Redwood City, Calif. The deal, which brings Apple co-founder Steve Jobs back into the fold, was first...

...about a new operating system for the Mac. The announcement came as Apple indicated its purchase of Steve Jobs' Next Software Inc. would cost $30 million more than originally projected and would reduce its second-quarter earnings by $322...

...counter-attack features the new operating system software that Apple will create based on the technology of Steve Jobs' Next Software Inc. Apple agreed to acquire Next late last month and Jobs, Apple's legendary co-founder, will rejoin the company...

...its aging Macintosh operating system. Apple is pegging its recovery on its impending $400 million acquisition of Next Software Inc., founded by former Apple chairman Steve Jobs. It plans to use the Next software to help update its Mac operating...

...in 1976 but left the company nine years later. He returned as an adviser late last year when Apple acquiried his Next Software Inc. He became Apple's de factor leader after the company ousted CEO Gil Amelio in July, and his role was formally...

...The Power Computing deal is the second major acquisition for Apple in less than a year. Last December, it bought Next Software Inc., a company Jobs started after leaving Apple in 1985. Apple is using Next's technology to develop its future-generation...

...Toy Story." Jobs, who left Apple in 1985, recently returned as an adviser after the company's bought his Next Software Inc. to use its technology in the new Mac operating system. While Jobs has kept a low public profile, Apple watchers...

...company in a power struggle in 1985, but returned to the company in December as an adviser when Apple bought his Next Software Inc. Jobs has repeatedly said he has no desire to move beyond his adviser role. He is not involved in Ellison's...