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Apple's Iphone
Steve Jobs (Feb 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American businessman and inventor who played a key role in the success of Apple computers and the development of revolutionary new technology such as the iPod, iPad and MacBook.They travelled to the Ashram of Neem Karoli Baba in Kainchi.In 1976, Wozniak invented the first Apple I computer. Jobs, Wozniak and Ronald Wayne then set up Apple computers. In the very beginning, Apple computers were sold from Jobs parents’ garage. -
Life After Apple
On leaving Apple, Jobs founded NeXT computers. This was never particularly successful, failing to gain mass sales. However, in the 1990s, NeXT software was used as a framework in WebObjects used in Apple Store and iTunes store. In 1996, Apple bought NeXT for $429 million.In 1996, the purchase of NeXT brought Jobs back to Apple. He was iven the post of chief executive. At the time, Apple had fallen way behind rivals such as Microsoft, and Apple was struggling to even make a profit. -
Return To Apple
Jobs launched Apple in a new direction. With a certain degree of ruthlessness, some projects were summarily ended. Instead, Jobs promoted the development of a new wave of products which focused on accessibility, appealing design and innovate features.The iPod was a revolutionary product in that it built on existing portable music devices and set the standard for portable digital music played. In 2008. -
The IPad
In 2007, Apple successfully entered the mobile phone market, with the iPhone. This used features of the iPod to offer a multi-functional and touch screen device to become one of the best-selling electronic products. In 2010, he introduced the iPad – a revolutionary new style of tablet computers and imagine a new product that people would want to use. This contrasted with the alternative approach of trying to adapt current models to consumer feedback and focus groups. -
Fame
Apple has been rated No.1 in America’s most admired companies. Jobs management has been described as inspirational, although c-workers also state, Jobs could be a hard task master and was temperamental. NeXT Cofounder Dan’l Lewin was quoted in Fortune as saying of that period, “The highs were unbelievable … But the lows were unimaginable.”“My job is not to be easy on people. My jobs is to take these great people we have and to push them and make them even better.” -
Death
In 2003, Jobs discovered that he had a neuroendocrine tumor, a rare but operable form of pancreatic cancer. Instead of immediately opting for surgery, Jobs chose to alter his pesco-vegetarian diet while weighing Eastern treatment options.On October 5, 2011, Apple Inc. announced that its co-founder had passed away. After battling pancreatic cancer for nearly a decade, Steve Jobs died in Palo Alto. He was 56 years old. -
Growth
With the release of the iPod in 2001, the iPhone in 2007 and the iPad in 2010, Jobs oversaw the disruption of several industries which propelled Apple to the top of the corporate food chain. Over the past twenty years, Apple’s revenue, profit and market capitalization skyrocketed, mostly thanks to products developed under Jobs’ guidance.