Monday, 20 July, 2026
The $5B Takeover That Wasn't: How Steve Jobs Rejected Larry Ellison's Apple Buyout
By TechShots Studio
In the mid-1990s, Oracle founder Larry Ellison arranged $5 billion to buy struggling Apple and reinstate Steve Jobs as CEO. However, Jobs rejected the hostile takeover, refusing to regain power through money. Instead, Jobs orchestrated Apple's acquisition of NeXT, returning on his own terms to rebuild the tech giant without taking a payout.
Read full story at TIMES OF INDIA