On: NeXTSTEP on the HP 712 Part 1: Installation

[mhd]

> One might make the argument that NeXT's acquisition by Apple is something that almost every tech startup in 2020 could only dream of.

One might also make the argument that this is basically the most extreme case of "acquihiring" ever.

[GeekyBear → mhd]

Given the number of Next personnel who were moved into the top leadership positions at Apple, the joke at the time was that Next acquired Apple for -400 million dollars.

[Nursie → GeekyBear]

I've seen something similar happen on a smaller scale before, when working at a payment terminal firm that bought a smaller firm.

At the time we referred to it as a "takeunder"