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ANÁLISIS Y DESARROLLO DE SOFTWARE
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INSTRUCTORA: LAURA MELISA OTALVARO CAÑAVERAL
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FECHA: 08/12/2024
Steve Jobs' Vision: A Journey to Innovation
Steve Jobs was born on February 24, 1955, in San Francisco, California. Adopted
by Paul and Clara Jobs, his life was marked by the constant pursuit of perfection,
innovation, and long-term vision. From a young age, Jobs showed a deep interest in
electronics and technology. By age 13, he was already taking electronics classes
and met Steve Wozniak, an engineering genius who would later be his partner in the
creation of Apple.
The First Steps: Apple and the Personal Computing Revolution
In 1976, Jobs and Wozniak founded Apple Computer in the garage of Jobs' parents'
home. Its first major success was the Apple I, one of the first personal computers to
be fully assembled, and then the Apple II, which became a massive commercial
success and a milestone in computer history. This achievement allowed Jobs to
quickly gain fame in the tech world.
In 1984, Apple launched the Macintosh, a revolutionary product that introduced a
graphical user interface (GUI) and mouse, something unprecedented at the time.
However, the road to success was not easy. In 1985, Jobs was fired from Apple due
to internal conflicts with the board of directors, which left him with a bitter taste and
a sense of defeat.
The Resurrection of Jobs: NeXT and Pixar
After his departure from Apple, Jobs founded NeXT, a company dedicated to
creating high-end computers for the educational and professional market. Although
NeXT did not achieve the expected commercial success, it was instrumental in the
development of technologies that would later become the basis of the Mac OS X
operating system.
In 1986, Jobs acquired Pixar, a small computer animation company. Under his
leadership, Pixar produced some of the biggest hits in animated cinema, such as
Toy Story in 1995. In 2006, Pixar was acquired by The Walt Disney Company,
making Jobs Disney's largest individual shareholder.
Apple's Triumphant Return
In 1997, Apple was on the verge of bankruptcy. Apple's purchase of NeXT marked
Jobs' return to the company he had co-founded. In 1998, it launched one of the most
iconic campaigns in the history of technology, the iMac, an innovative design that
revitalized Apple.
Over the next few years, Jobs pushed for the creation of products that would forever
change the way we interact with technology. In 2001, Apple launched the iPod, a
digital music player that revolutionized the music industry. Then, in 2007, Jobs
introduced the iPhone, a touchscreen mobile phone that combined a phone, music
player, and web browser into a single device. The iPhone not only transformed the
smartphone market, but also defined the modern era of mobile devices.
Steve Jobs' Legacy
In 2011, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, Jobs resigned from his position
as Apple's CEO. His death on October 5, 2011, left the tech world orphaned of one
of its most visionary figures. Despite his departure, his legacy lives on in Apple's
products, the corporate culture he created, and the profound impact he had on the
music, film, computer and telecommunications industries.
Jobs was a man of contradictions: known as much for his genius and vision as for
his difficult and demanding character. However, his ability to see what others did not,
to connect the dots of different industries and create products that touched people's
lives, made him one of the great innovators of modern history.
Today, Apple remains one of the most valuable companies in the world, with a line
of products that, from the iPhone to the Apple Watch, remain the benchmark in terms
of design and functionality. Steve Jobs' name, like that of few others, is engraved in
golden letters in the history of technology.
