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Jobs meets Steve Wozniak
Jobs and Wozniak were introduced to each other via their mutual friend Bill Fernandez, a now longtime Apple employee. The two shared a love of practical jokes and technology. When they weren't working on computers they were planning pranks together, and vice versa. -
Apple starts in Jobs' garage
Through their mutual love of technology Jobs and Wozniak decided to start Apple in Jobs' garage. Wozniak had built a computer from scratch he called "Mac 1". Jobs came up with the idea to sell, and how to, thus their professional relationship was born. -
Apple introduces Macintosh
Apple introduces the Macintosh computer in 1984. Apple had grown to a 300 million dollar corporation in a matter of a few years, making it the fastest growing American corporation ever. The Apple II had become the best selling computer in the world and they wanted to continue that success. Only two major milestone products had been released so far; the Apple II, and the IBM PC. With competition fierce and the demand for a new product, Apple released the Macintosh -
Jobs forced out of Apple, founds NeXT
Once Apple went public Jobs brought on then head of Pepsi-Cola John Sculley to be the new chief executive. The debut of the Macintosh came with great reviews but unexpected low sales. This put a great financial strain on the company and Sculley decided to remove Jobs from the company. Jobs decided to create NeXT after he left, the company would focus on more sophisticated systems for business and higher education. -
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Jobs buys then sells Pixar
When Jobs was ousted from Apple he created NeXT, as well as buying The Graphics Group from Lucasfilm and eventually changed the name to Pixar. In 2006 Disney acquired Pixar in a deal worth 7.4 billion dollars. -
Apple buys NeXT for $427 million, Jobs brought back on as CEO
Apple decided to buy Jobs' new company NeXT. Jobs was brought back on and Sculley was fired. Jobs became the interim CEO and then in 2000 the full time CEO. -
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Apple launches iMac and iPod
Apple launches the iMac in 1998, and the iPod in 2001. The iPod became a huge success in 2005 with the releases of the classic, nano, and shuffle. -
Jobs is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer
Steve Jobs was diagnosed with a rare form of pancreatic cancer. One of the most deadly forms of cancer. If he had developed the typical form he wouldn't have lived much longer; however, what he had contracted was more long term. -
Apple releases iPhone
Apple released the first iPhone on June 29, 2007. It was a revolutionary product with its touchscreen capabilities changing the tech industry forever. -
Jobs dies of pancreatic cancer/Apple shifts
In 2011 Jobs finally lost his battle with Pancreatic cancer. Critics say Jobs would not have been happy with the apple today as it isn't run the way he had always done/the way he intended for it to be.
