Hello Geeks!! This month
legend history is something special because, it’s about a person who inspired
and admired me, yes it’s about Steve Jobs. Steven Paul "Steve" Jobs
(February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American entrepreneur, marketer,
and inventor, who was the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc. Through
Apple, he is widely recognized as a charismatic pioneer of the personal
computer revolution and for his influential career in the computer and consumer
electronics fields, transforming "one industry after another, from
computers and smartphones to music and movies". Jobs also co-founded and
served as chief executive of Pixar Animation Studios; he became a member of the
board of directors of The Walt Disney Company in 2006, when Disney acquired
Pixar. Jobs was among the first to see the commercial potential of Xerox PARC's
mouse-driven graphical user interface, which led to the creation of the Apple
Lisa and, one year later, the Macintosh. He also played a role in introducing
the LaserWriter, one of the first widely available laser printers, to the
market.
After a power struggle with the board
of directors in 1985, Jobs left Apple and founded NeXT, a computer platform development
company specializing in the higher-education and business markets. In 1986, he
acquired the computer graphics division of Lucasfilm, which was spun off as
Pixar. He was credited in Toy Story (1995) as an executive producer. He served
as CEO and majority shareholder until Disney's purchase of Pixar in 2006. In
1996, after Apple had failed to deliver its operating system, Copland, Gil
Amelio turned to NeXT Computer, and the NeXTSTEP platform became the foundation
for the Mac OS X. Jobs returned to Apple as an advisor, and took control of the
company as an interim CEO. Jobs brought Apple from near bankruptcy to
profitability by 1998.
As the new CEO of the company, Jobs
oversaw the development of the iMac, iTunes, iPod, iPhone, and iPad, and on the
services side, the company's Apple Retail Stores, iTunes Store and the App
Store. The success of these products and services provided several years of
stable financial returns, and propelled Apple to become the world's most
valuable publicly traded company in 2011. The reinvigoration of the company is
regarded by many commentators as one of the greatest turnarounds in business
history.
In 2003, Jobs was diagnosed with a
pancreas neuroendocrine tumor. Though it was initially treated, he reported a
hormone imbalance, underwent a liver transplant in 2009, and appeared
progressively thinner as his health declined. On medical leave for most of
2011, Jobs resigned in August that year, and was elected Chairman of the Board.
He died ofrespiratory arrest related to his tumor on October 5, 2011.
Jobs received a number of honors and
public recognition for his influence in the technology and music industries. He
has been referred to as "legendary", a "futurist" or simply
"visionary", and has been described as the "Father of the Digital
Revolution", a "master of innovation", "the master
evangelist of the digital age" and a "design perfectionist".
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