It is interesting to think about what the fate of the company might look like Apple, if it had developed differently than we know it. Everyone probably knows that the Cupertino company was not doing very well in the second half of the nineties of the last century - the company practically packedancwas on the verge of collapse. It was then that it almost happened that Apple bought out by Larry Ellison, co-founder of Oracle.
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Larry Ellison had a pretty strong and deep friendship with Steve Jobs, so it's understandable that Ellison cared about Jobs. After Steve Jobs left in 1985 Apple, he was not going to give up even by mistake. He devoted himself to a wide range of activities and, among other things, also founded his own company NeXT, but unfortunately it did not achieve the originally expected success. During Jobs' absence, his "home" company did not do too well either. AppIt was then that Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison began to consider helping Jobs by Apple bought back. Steve Jobs but his intention is notonec talked.
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Oracle Chairman and Co-Founder Larry Ellison once said in a speech thatonesl at the University of Southern California, described one of the many trips he took with his then-good friend, Steve Jobs. On these trips, the two entrepreneurs often had stimulating conversations, and this particular trip was no exception. The topic this time was options for regaining control of the company AppleEllison came up with the idea of buying the Cupertino company and immediately appointing Jobs as its CEO again after the acquisition. Value Applu was "only" $5 billion at the time, but Jobs came up with a different proposal. He would convince Appleto redeem his NeXT, and then he would become a member of the board of directors himself Applu. In time, the board would recognize that Steve was the right person to lead the company. Ellison admitted that this could indeed work—and you know the rest of the story very well.
