10 Biggest Business Acquisitions by Apple

1.  Company: NeXT, February 7, 1997
Business: Computer programming services
Value: $404,000,000

After Apple co-founder Steve Jobs left the company, he commenced NeXT in 1985. But Apple bought the company in 1996 and the deal was worth $429 million plus 1.5 million shares of Apple stock. Steve Jobs joined back Apple after the acquisition.

2. Company: Power Computing-Clone-Making, September 2, 1997
Business: Clone computers
Value: $100,000,000

Power Computing Corporation was the first company that Apple selected to make Macintosh-compatible computers. : Power Computing was founded by Stephen “Steve” Kahng a computer engineer famous for his innovative designs in November 1993.

The company was taken over by Apple on September 2, 1997 for $100,000,000

3. Company: P.A. Semi, April 24, 2008                   
Business: Semiconductors
Value: $278 Million

Commenced in Santa Clara, California by Daniel W. Dobberpuhl in 2003 P.A. Semi was a fabless semiconductor production company. Apple was using the P.A. Semi processors until 23rd April 2008, when it announced that they had obtained P. A. Semi for $278 Million.

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