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Re:Ask HN: Why hasn't x86 caught up with Apple M series? by simonh on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @01:09PM (#45029426)
> One of their best acquisitions ever in my opinion…

NeXT? But yes, I completely get what you’re saying, I just couldn’t resist. It was an amazingly long sighted strategic move, for sure.

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Re:Ask HN: Why hasn't x86 caught up with Apple M series? by linotype on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @09:29PM (#45034423)
I almost feel like NeXT was a reverse acquisition, like Apple became NeXT with an Apple logo.
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Re:Ask HN: Why hasn't x86 caught up with Apple M series? by pjmlp on Wednesday August 27, 2025 @09:15AM (#45039258)
Pretty much so, I would say.
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Re:Ask HN: Why hasn't x86 caught up with Apple M series? by dfe on Sunday August 31, 2025 @08:44PM (#45088401)
That was true, but look at https://www.apple.com/leadership/ today.

Craig Federighi is a notable NeXT alum. And... I think he might be the only one left in leadership.

NeXT was a comparatively small company compared to Apple.

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