July 9, 1997
Steve Jobs returns to Apple as advisor
Apple's board ousted CEO Gil Amelio on July 9, 1997 and named Steve Jobs interim advisor — the first step in his return after the NeXT acquisitionOne company buying another — a common path for tech giants to absorb products and talent..
What it was for
Jobs was not named interim CEO until September 16, 1997, but his July return began Apple's turnaround: killing failing product lines, introducing the iMac, and steering Apple toward design-led consumer hardware and developer-friendly macOSApple's desktop operating system — runs on Mac hardware with Unix foundations and the Cocoa UI framework..
People
- Steve Jobs — ceo
Companies
- Apple
Why it's here
Jobs' return is the pivot point for modern Apple as a platform company.
Why it mattered
It reunited hardware, software, and design under one product vision.
What it solved
Apple was near bankruptcyLegal process when a company cannot pay debts — often follows rapid collapse in crypto or dot-com busts. with fragmented products and no clear OSOperating system — software that manages hardware and provides services to applications. strategy.
Media
ImageSteve JobsMatthew Yohe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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