XKCD's Perfect Steve Jobs Tribute. Steve Jobs. American business magnate (1955–2011) Steven Paul Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American entrepreneur, industrial designer, business magnate, media proprietor, and investor. He was the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple; the chairman and majority shareholder of Pixar; a member of The Walt Disney Company's board of directors following its acquisition of Pixar; and the founder, chairman, and CEO of NeXT. He is widely recognized as a pioneer of the personal computer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s, along with his early business partner and fellow Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. Jobs was born in San Francisco to a Syrian father and German-American mother. He was adopted shortly after his birth. Jobs attended Reed College in 1972 before withdrawing that same year.
In 1985, Jobs was forced out of Apple after a long power struggle with the company's board and its then-CEO, John Sculley. Background Family Early life —Steve Jobs, 1995[12] Childhood —Steve Jobs Homestead High. Steve Jobs dies; Apple's co-founder transformed computers and culture. Steven P. Jobs, the charismatic technology pioneer who co-founded and transformed one industry after another, from computers and smartphones to music and movies, has died. He was 56. Apple announced the death of Jobs — whose legacy included the Apple II, Macintosh, iMac, iPod, iPhone and iPad. "We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today," Apple said. "Steve's brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of Steve. "...
Steve Jobs: His Legacy of Deals. Bloomberg News Apple said Wednesday that Steve Jobs, the technology pioneer who revived the company’s fortunes, died at the age of 56. Be sure to read The Wall Street Journal obituary for Jobs. Jobs famously transformed Apple through the creation of new technologies and gadgets that people embraced, and that altered the worlds of computing hardware, software, music, movies and marketing. Here at Deal Journal, we also are celebrating Jobs’s legacy of building Apple and other companies through corporate deal making. We republished below a portion of a post written shortly after Jobs resigned from the Apple CEO post in August. Deal Journal has chosen to mark the moment with a look back at Jobs’s five most important deals.
We admit, it’s a rather selective batch of picks. 5) Siri, 2010, reportedly more than $200 million Last year, Apple bought Siri, the company behind a mobile application that functions as a personal assistant. 4) Lala, 2009, Reportedly $85 million Associated Press 3) P.A. Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address. Bill Gates on Steve Jobs, Who Died Wednesday. What Bill Gates Has Said About Steve Jobs Through the Decades. Bill Gates and Steve Jobs have been competitors and friends for decades.
Here's a look at some of the things Gates has said about Steve Jobs through the years. "During 1984 Microsoft expects to get half of its revenue from Macintosh software. " -- Gates appearance at an Apple event in 1983. "To create a new standard, it takes something that's not just a little bit different, it takes something that's really new and really captures people's imagination and the Macintosh, of all the machines I've ever seen, is the only one that meets that standard.
" -- 1998, as quoted three years ago in an AllThingsD interview. "I wish I had Steve's taste. In people and product. It's magical. " -- in the AllThingsD interview. "Steve is going to introduce his transporter. " -- Gates' response in the AllThingsD interview when asked what products will appear in the next five years. "What I can't figure out is why he (Steve Jobs) is even trying (to be the CEO of Apple)? "He never turns it off. Steve Jobs.
Disney's Iger pays tribute to Apple's Steve Jobs. Disney President Bob Iger, perhaps the closest entertainment executive to Steve Jobs, said the Apple co-creator leaves a legacy that will "extend far beyond the products he created or the businesses he built. " Jobs, who died Wednesday at age 56 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, was on Disney's board of directors and was seen as a key advisor to the company on digital strategies. He also, of course, sold Pixar to Disney for more than $7 billion, which made him the entertainment giant's largest shareholder.
"Despite all he accomplished, it feels like he was just getting started," Iger said in a statement released by Disney. Jobs played an instrumental role in the television industry's move to migrate content from the big screen to the computer screen, the iPod and most recently the iPad. In 2005, it was Jobs who cut a groundbreaking deal with Walt Disney Co.'s ABC to sell ABC programs on iTunes just one day after the episodes had aired on the network. -- Joe Flint. The Tech World Reacts to Jobs Death. Executives and politicians comment on the death of Steve Jobs, the co-founder and former chief executive officer of Apple Inc.
(AAPL): Bill Gates, chairman and founder of Microsoft Corp. “I’m truly saddened to learn of Steve Jobs’s death. Melinda and I extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends, and to everyone Steve has touched through his work. “Steve and I first met nearly 30 years ago, and have been colleagues, competitors and friends over the course of more than half our lives. “The world rarely sees someone who has had the profound impact Steve has had, the effects of which will be felt for many generations to come. “For those of us lucky enough to get to work with him, it’s been an insanely great honor. U.S. “Steve was among the greatest of American innovators -- brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it. “The world has lost a visionary. Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple. “I am really sad. What Steve Jobs taught us about failure. College dropout. Fired tech executive.
Unsuccessful businessman. Steve Jobs will always be best known for his incredible success in guiding Apple Inc. and transforming the entire consumer computer and phone industry. But he’ll also be remembered fondly as the poster child for how making mistakes — and even failing — can sometimes end up being the best thing that ever happens to you. Jobs passed away Wednesday after suffering for years from health problems, likely stemming from a battle with cancer. His death came after he was forced to step down from his position as chief executive of Apple because of the ongoing health problems. By the time he turned the reins of the company over to his second in command, Tim Cook, Jobs had become one of the business world’s greatest comeback kids.
The company he founded, was fired from, and then returned to has gone from also-ran to technology industry leader. Apple also is now one of the most valuable companies in America by market capitalization. Text of Steve Jobs' Commencement address (2005) Stanford Report, June 14, 2005 This is a prepared text of the Commencement address delivered by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, on June 12, 2005.
Video of the Commencement address. I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. The first story is about connecting the dots. I dropped out of Reed College after the first 6 months, but then stayed around as a drop-in for another 18 months or so before I really quit. It started before I was born. And 17 years later I did go to college. It wasn't all romantic. Reed College at that time offered perhaps the best calligraphy instruction in the country. None of this had even a hope of any practical application in my life. Again, you can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward. My second story is about love and loss.
I was lucky — I found what I loved to do early in life. Stay Hungry. How Steve Jobs transformed the tech industry. What we really owe to Steve Jobs. Apple Computer co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs introduces the all-new flat-panel iMac computer during his keynote speech at the MacWorld Expo in January 2002. Simon Garfield: New iPhone was introduced without Steve Jobs He says one of Jobs' great accomplishments was popularization of typefacesSuddenly consumers could express themselves through choice of fonts, he saysGarfield: Jobs has been an enduring tech inspiration Editor's note: Simon Garfield is the author of "JUST MY TYPE: A Book About Fonts", published by Gotham Books, a member of Penguin Group USA.
London (CNN) -- With all the tributes to Steve Jobs, one thing tends to get forgotten: the man helped us write. Jobs was the first to give us a real choice of fonts, and thus the ability to express ourselves digitally with emotion, clarity and variety. He made Type Gods of us all. Simon Garfield And who did Jobs himself thank for this advance? Friends, colleagues remember Steve Jobs Jobs: 'You've got to find what you love' Timeline: Steve Jobs' career. Steve Jobs, Apple founder, dies. Jobs had battled cancer for yearsJobs founded Apple when he was 21He developed the concept of the personal computer and mouseHe oversaw the launch of the iPod, iPhone, and iPad (CNN) -- Steve Jobs, the visionary in the black turtleneck who co-founded Apple in a Silicon Valley garage, built it into the world's leading tech company and led a mobile-computing revolution with wildly popular devices such as the iPhone, died Wednesday.
He was 56. The hard-driving executive pioneered the concept of the personal computer and of navigating them by clicking onscreen images with a mouse. In more recent years, he introduced the iPod portable music player, the iPhone and the iPad tablet -- all of which changed how we consume content in the digital age. Fortune: Ten ways Steve Jobs changed the world His friends and Apple fans on Wednesday night mourned the passing of a tech titan. See reactions from Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and many others How Steve Jobs grew up Jobs 'set the agenda' for tech industry.
Apple says founder, ex-CEO Steve Jobs has died - Business. CUPERTINO, Calif. — Steve Jobs saw the future and led the world to it. He moved technology from garages to pockets, took entertainment from discs to bytes and turned gadgets into extensions of the people who use them. Jobs, who founded and ran Apple, told us what we needed before we wanted it. "To some people, this is like Elvis Presley or John Lennon.
It's a change in our times. It's the end of an era," said Scott Robbins, 34, a barber and an Apple fan. Apple announced his death without giving a specific cause. Story: The Jobs legacy: Ease, elegance in technology "Steve's brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives," Apple's board said in a statement. President Barack Obama — who described the musical contents of his iPod to Rolling Stone in 2008 and famously gave one of the gadgets to Queen Elizabeth II as a gift the following year — said in a statement that Jobs "exemplified the spirit of American ingenuity.
" Steve Jobs 'Died Peacefully,' His Family Says. On Wednesday, Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs died at 56 after years of failing health. His family issued a statement in the afternoon, saying, "Steve died peacefully today surrounded by his family. " PHOTOS: Hollywood's Notable Deaths "In his public life, Steve was known as visionary; in his private life, he cherished his family. We are thankful to the many people who have shared their wishes and prayers during the last years of Steve's illness; a website will be provided for those who wish to offer tributes and memories," the statement says.
"We are grateful for the support and kindness of those who share our feelings for Steve. PHOTOS: 9 Highest Paid Entertainment CEOs Jobs, who formed Apple Inc. with Steve Wozniak, stepped down earlier this year, with Tim Cook taking over as CEO. Apple's official statement on its website read: "Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Discovery orders Steve Jobs documentary with 'Mythbusters' hosts. Discovery has ordered a documentary on the life of the late Steve Jobs, with the Mythbusters duo on board to host. The network is teaming with NBC’s Peacock Productions for iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World, a one-hour special. Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, who celebrate the spirit of innovation on Discovery’s hit Mythbusters, will host the show. “Someone once said that to follow the path that others have laid before you is a very reasonable course of action, therefore all progress is made by unreasonable men,” Savage said.
“Steve Jobs was an unreasonable man. He didn’t simply give the public what they wanted, he defined entirely new ways of thinking about our lives in the digital space: productivity, creativity, music, communication, media and art. The documentary premieres Sunday, Oct. 16 at 8 p.m. and will air across Discovery’s portfolio of networks in 210 countries and territories. Eternal Flame. Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement Speech 2005.
Apple Macintosh presentation 1984.