The CIA helped Steve Jobs survive one of the toughest stretches of his career. In the 1980s, his company NeXT had no customers, but the agency ordered thousands of computers from it.
They wanted to buy as many as 20,000 machines, even though NeXT was making only 100 computers a month. In the end, production had to be ramped up to 5,000.
Apple later bought NeXT, and its technology became the foundation of macOS and iOS. Jobs returned to Apple with it.
So the CIA indirectly saved Apple.
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They wanted to buy as many as 20,000 machines, even though NeXT was making only 100 computers a month. In the end, production had to be ramped up to 5,000.
Apple later bought NeXT, and its technology became the foundation of macOS and iOS. Jobs returned to Apple with it.
So the CIA indirectly saved Apple.
@typespace_ai