How much did Apple spend on NeXT?

Apple's board of directors decided to buy NeXT with $377.5 billion in cash and 65.438+0.5 million shares of Apple.

Facts have proved that although the acquisition of NeXT cost 65438+ billion dollars more than the acquisition of ideas, it is all worthwhile, because the return of Jobs has played a vital role in Apple's future development.

At that time, almost all the major newspapers and periodicals in the world published the news that "Apple bought NeXT for $400 million and Jobs returned to Apple" on the front page. Jobs and Apple once again stood at the forefront.