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* The UsefulNotes/RaspberryPi computer, a $35 single-board Linux machine the size of a credit card, is meant as a successor to the Platform/BBCMicro, with its low cost and heavy emphasis on computer science education for children. The Raspberry Pi Foundation laments the change in emphasis from open computer platforms that encouraged experimentation and programming at an early age in the 80s, to using office software and depending on closed-source programs just to get basic computing done of the present day, and they hope the success of their product (which crashed the two stores that sold it on launch day and at one point was said to have received 700 orders per ''second'') will bring about a renaissance of children tinkering with their computers' internals just like the heyday of the 8-bit computers. It goes so far as to have two models, a basic Model A and an enhanced Model B (now on sale, unlike the A), just like the BBC Micro did, and even sweetens the deal by having 1080p h.264 playback capability at 30 fps.

* After the demise of the UsefulNotes/{{Amiga}}, a number of users migrated to [[UsefulNotes/{{UNIX}} Linux]]. More so, the open source movement on the Amiga was quite strong before Linux appeared and some important Linux programs, like the [[http://www.vim.org/ VIM editor]], started life on Amiga. The UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh occupies the same niche for graphics, video and audio work that the Amiga did in the late '80s and early '90s.
** The Amiga itself was the spiritual successor to the [[UsefulNotes/Atari8BitComputers Atari 8-bit line]], as it was developed by many of the same people with the same design philosophy. In a better world, it would have been made at Atari. Conversely, the UsefulNotes/AtariST was the spiritual successor to the UsefulNotes/{{Commodore 64}}, as it came out after Jack Tramiel took over the company and was aggressively priced the way the C64 was. While the ST lacked the C64's sound chip, it also revolutionized computer music with its built-in MIDI interface.

* The UsefulNotes/RaspberryPi computer, a $35 single-board Linux machine the size of a credit card, is meant as a successor to the UsefulNotes/BBCMicro, with its low cost and heavy emphasis on computer science education for children. The Raspberry Pi Foundation laments the change in emphasis from open computer platforms that encouraged experimentation and programming at an early age in the 80s, to using office software and depending on closed-source programs just to get basic computing done of the present day, and they hope the success of their product (which crashed the two stores that sold it on launch day and at one point was said to have received 700 orders per ''second'') will bring about a renaissance of children tinkering with their computers' internals just like the heyday of the 8-bit computers. It goes so far as to have two models, a basic Model A and an enhanced Model B (now on sale, unlike the A), just like the BBC Micro did, and even sweetens the deal by having 1080p h.264 playback capability at 30 fps.
** In some ways, specifically the fact it has rather unimpressive performance for its era but compensates with its simplicity and exceptionally low price, the [=RPi=] is more of a spiritual successor to the UsefulNotes/ZXSpectrum.

** [=LibreOffice=] to [=OpenOffice.org=]. First Sun Microsystems bought [=StarOffice=] office suite[[note]]By their estimate it was cheaper to buy a ''company'' selling MS Office-compatible programs and refine it, than to buy a new version of MS Office for all their employees.[[/note]], and released its free/open source variant as [=OpenOffice.org=] to attract independent developers. The license allowed to distribute modified versions of [=OOo=] without Sun approval, but including changes in the mainline required (non-exclusive) transfer of copyright. A number of companies maintained a parallel project ''ooo-build'' later renamed to ''Go-oo'', that took each new version of [=OOo=] and added their features. After Oracle bought Sun, the development of [=OOo=] effectively stopped. Much of the team left and together with Go-oo formed The Document Foundation. They tried asking Oracle for the [=OpenOffice.org=] trademark, since they wanted to be a regular successor, but ended up having to invent another name -- [=LibreOffice=] -- and going completely independent. The majority of [[UsefulNotes/{{UNIX}} Linux]] distributions, including Ubuntu, eventually replaced [=OpenOffice.org=] with [=LibreOffice=]. This didn't change much, since they were using Go-oo anyway.

* The SAM Coupé computer was a spiritual successor to the UsefulNotes/ZXSpectrum. It was created by former Sinclair Research employees, and was partly backwards-compatible while offering improved graphics and sound.

* [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows Windows NT]], and by extension, all modern versions of Windows, is the spiritual successor to both OS/2 and VMS. NT was originally slated to be another version of OS/2 before Microsoft's split from IBM, and Microsoft hired a number of key DEC employees, including Dave Cutler, to work on it.
** Windows itself in whole seemed to be a greatly improved successor to the {{UsefulNotes/MSX}} video gaming computer system. While MSX was [[GermansLoveDavidHasselHoff popular in Japan, some few European and South American countries]], [[NoExportForYou it never reached North America]]. At that time, Windows was also in development when MSX was released, in which both were built from the MS-DOS[[note]]MSX-DOS is a variant of MS-DOS for MSX computers[[/note]]. Although MSX was not a global standard like it was intended, Windows fixed the shortcomings MSX had faced, and eventually surpassed it to became Microsoft's main operating system and enjoyed much wider global success. While Windows was initially designed for the business market, it became a de facto standard for home computers in the late '80s and early '90s, taking the role that MSX did in the mid '80s.

* Both Linux and the [=BSDs=] are spiritual successors to {{UsefulNotes/UNIX}}.

* In a way ''Creator/SabanBrands'' is this to the old ''Creator/SabanEntertainment''. A bit of a subversion though since Haim Saban himself is not involved with the company directly.

* This is starting to crop up in vehicle manufacturing. %% NOTE - A vehicle spiritual successor cannot use the same model name as what it's trying to succeed. If it does, then it's merely a successor.

* [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows Windows NT]], and by extension, all modern versions of Windows, is the spiritual successor to both OS/2 and VMS. NT was originally slated to be another version of OS/2 before Microsoft's split from IBM, and Microsoft hired a number of key DEC employees, including Dave Cutler, to work on it.

** Windows itself in whole seemed to be a greatly improved successor to the {{UsefulNotes/MSX}} video gaming computer system. While MSX was [[GermansLoveDavidHasselHoff popular in Japan, some few European and South American countries]], [[NoExportForYou it never reached North America]]. At that time, Windows was also in development when MSX was released, in which both were built from the MS-DOS[[note]]MSX-DOS is a variant of MS-DOS for MSX computers[[/note]]. Although MSX was not a global standard like it was intended, Windows fixed the shortcomings MSX has faced, and eventually surpassed it to became Microsoft's main operating system and enjoyed much wider global success. While Windows was designed for the business market, it became a de facto standard for home computers in the late '80s and early '90s, taking the role that MSX did in the mid '80s.

** Windows itself in whole seemed to be a greatly improved successor to the {{UsefulNotes/MSX}} video gaming computer system. While MSX was [[GermansLoveDavidHasselHoff popular in Japan, some few European and South American countries]], [[NoExportForYou it never reached North America]]. At that time, Windows was also in development when MSX was released, in which both were built from the MS-DOS[[note]]MSX-DOS is a variant of MS-DOS for MSX computers[[/note]]. Although MSX was not a global standard like it was intended, Windows surpassed MSX to became Microsoft's main operating system and enjoyed much wider global success. While Windows was designed for the business market, it became a de facto standard for home computers in the late '80s and early '90s, taking the role that MSX did in the mid '80s.

* In recent years, Creator/SonyPictures' European television channels Pop and Pop Max have become this to the UK version of Creator/FoxKids/[[Creator/ToonDisney Jetix]] along with being this to pre-2010 Creator/CartoonNetwork, due to the fact that it now airs ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' along with airing content that used to be shown on these channels.

* In recent years, Creator/SonyPictures' European television channels Pop and Pop Max have become this to the UK version of Creator/FoxKids /[[Creator/ToonDisney Jetix]] along with being this to pre-2010 Creator/CartoonNetwork, due to the fact that it now airs ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' along with airing content that used to be shown on these channels.

** Also this to the British version of Creator/PlayhouseDisney with its hosted segments and programming blocks (such as ''Series/TheGoodNightShow'' and the live ''[[Series/TheSunnySideUpShow Sunny Side Up Show]]'', which is surprising given Andrew Beecham, the senior vice president of programming at Sprout, created the host segments used by Playhouse Disney in the UK and other international markets.

** Also this to the British version of Creator/PlayhouseDisney, which is surprising given Andrew Beecham, the senior vice president of programming at Sprout, created the host segments used by Playhouse Disney in the UK and other international markets.

* Creator/{{Sprout}} to Creator/{{Noggin}}. Creator/SesameWorkshop co-founded both channels, which both had hosted links in between shows and preschool-like interstitials, but owned by separate companies.

* Creator/{{Fox}} is considered to be this to Creator/DuMont. It helps the fact that [=DuMont=]'s legal successor Metromedia was bought by UsefulNotes/RupertMurdoch's News Corporation to set up the network.

** As with the Amiga, a number of OS/2 migrated to Linux as that became the alternative, "techie" OS on the PC.

* The [[http://www.raspberrypi.org Raspberry Pi]] computer, a $35 single-board Linux machine the size of a credit card, is meant as a successor to the UsefulNotes/BBCMicro, with its low cost and heavy emphasis on computer science education for children. The Raspberry Pi Foundation laments the change in emphasis from open computer platforms that encouraged experimentation and programming at an early age in the 80s, to using office software and depending on closed-source programs just to get basic computing done of the present day, and they hope the success of their product (which crashed the two stores that sold it on launch day and at one point was said to have received 700 orders per ''second'') will bring about a renaissance of children tinkering with their computers' internals just like the heyday of the 8-bit computers. It goes so far as to have two models, a basic Model A and an enhanced Model B (now on sale, unlike the A), just like the BBC Micro did, and even sweetens the deal by having 1080p h.264 playback capability at 30 fps.