The Man
Who Though Different.
S teve Jobs was an American entrepreneur. He is best
known as the co-founder, chairman, and chief
executive officer of Apple Inc. and formerly of Pixar.
Steve Jobs was born in San Francisco, California to
Joanne Simpson and a Syrian father. Paul and Clara Jobs of
Mountain View, California then adopted him. In 1972, Jobs
graduated from Homestead High School in Cupertino,
California and enrolled in Reed College in Portland, Oregon.
One semester later, he had dropped out, later taking up the
study of philosophy and foreign cultures. Jobs never
By Monyka Chheng returned to college beyond his one semester.
Front Cover Photo By theverge.com
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millionaires many times over.
A tiff with the Apple’s Board of Directors
and John Scully led to Jobs’ resignation. Steve
Jobs decided that he wanted to change the
hardware industry. The company was called
NeXTStep, which produced the NeXT
Computer. The machine was a commercial
washout but helped with future work in object-
oriented programming, PostScript, and magneto-
optical devices. Jobs returned to his original
company after Apple acquired NeXT in 1996.
Steve Jobs Other Successful Projects
Above: Picture of young Steve Wozniak (Left) and Steve
Steve Jobs also started Pixar, which has
Steve Jobs had a deep-seated interest in produced multiple blockbuster films, including
technology, so he took up a job at Atari Inc., then Toy Story (1995); A Bug’s Life (1998); Toy
a leading manufacturer of video games. He Story 2 (1999); Monsters, Inc. (2001); Finding
struck a friendship with fellow designer Steve Nemo (2003); and The Incredibles (2004).
Wozniak and attended meetings of the In 2004, Jobs was diagnosed with a
“ Computer Club” with him. malignant tumor in his pancreas, which was
After saving up some money, Jobs took successfully treated.
off for India in the search of enlightenment. Once Jobs did not invent many things outright,
he returned, he convinced Wozniak to quit his but he was a master at arranging ideas, art, and
job at Hewlett Packard to join him in his venture technology in ways that repeatedly invented the
that concerned personal computers. They sold future. He designed the Mac after appreciating
items like scientific calculators to raise the seed the power of graphical user interfaces in a way
capital. that Xerox was unable to do. He created the iPod
after grasping the joy of having a thousand songs
in your pocket in a way that Sony never could
accomplish. Jobs was good at the big picture as
Jobs did not invent many well as the details. He revolutionized six
industries: personal computers, animated
things outright, but he was a movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and
master at arranging ideas, art, digital publishing. You could even add a seventh
and technology in ways that Photo Courtesy of CNBC at www.cnbc.com/2
repeatedly invented the
future.
The Start of Apple Computers
In 1976, Jobs and Wozniak founded
Apple Computer in the Jobs’ family garage. The
first personal computer was sold for $666.66. By
1980, Apple had already released three improved
versions of the personal computer. It had a wildly
successful IPO, which made both founders
Above: First Apple iPod
industry: retailing, which Jobs did not quite revolutionize
but definitely reimagined.
In a world filled with junky devices, clunky
software, inscrutable error messages and annoying
interfaces, Jobs’ insistence on a simple, integrated
approach led to astonishing products marked by delightful
user experiences. Using an Apple product can be a
sublime experience. Jobs stated, “Be a yardstick of
quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment
where excellence is expected.”
Jobs resigned as CEO of Apple on August 24,
2011 and subsequently assumed the role of Chairman of
the Board. On October 5, 2011, Jobs passed away. At the
time of his death most of his wealth came from Disney,
due to Disney's purchase of Pixar in 2006; as the largest
individual shareholder, he owned about $4.47 billion of
Disney stock.
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Above: Self Portrait of Steve Jobs in 2011
Left: Toy Story Poster with Steve Jobs Autograph
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Steve Jobs Iconic Outfit
Steve Jobs iconic outfit is a black designer
turtleneck, denim Levi's, and a pair of New Balance
sneaker. Some may think this was Jobs lucky outfit,
yet the story behind those black turtlenecks were for
Jobs enthusiasm for Apple employees to all wear
uniforms.
Image Courtesy of Reddit at reddit.com
Above: The Evolution of Steve Jobs’ Style When Jobs took a trip to Japan in the 1980’s,
he was inspired when he saw everyone at Sony wear the same
uniform. He adopted the same sartorial consistency at Apple in hopes wearing the same corporate garb
would unite Apple employees. Issey Mayake, a Japanese designer who created Sony garb was hired by Jobs
and created an Apple vest. Apple Employees weren’t too enthused with the idea and declined the
suggestion.
Even though the garb didn’t work out Jobs and Miyake stayed in touch, Jobs enthusiasm for personal
uniform stayed undimmed, so he ask Miyake to make him some classic black turtle and received enough to
last the rest of his life. Jobs wore a turtleneck to project a consistent brand image for his own personal
identity.
SOURCE: Cnet
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