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About Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs (born February 24 1955) is the co-founder, Chairman and CEO of Apple Inc, and is the co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios and was its CEO until it was acquired by the Walt Disney Company in 2006. and a member of its Board of Directors. He is considered a leading figure in both the computer and entertainment industries. Steve Jobs is listed as Fortune Magazine's most powerful businessman of 2007 out of twenty-five other top businessmen.
Jobs' history in business has contributed greatly to the myths of the quirky, individualistic Silicon Valley entrepreneur, emphasizing the importance of design while understanding the crucial role aesthetics play in public appeal. His work driving forward the development of products that are both functional and elegant has earned him a devoted following.
Together with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Jobs helped popularize the personal computer in the late '70s. In the early '80s, still at Apple, Jobs was among the first to see the commercial potential of the mouse-driven GUI. After losing a power struggle with the board of directors in 1985, Jobs resigned from Apple and founded NeXT, a computer platform development company specializing in the higher education and business markets. NeXT's subsequent 1997 buyout by Apple brought Jobs back to the company he co-founded, and he has served as its chief executive officer since shortly after his return. -
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“ Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. ”
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“ Some people think the cloud is just a big disk in the sky, We think it's way more than that. ”
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