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Early life and education.
Career.
1. Steve Jobs and Apple
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Other company’s Jobs.
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Business life.
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Personal life.
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Family.
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Health and death.
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Glory.
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Steve Jobs advice.
Early life and education.
Steve Jobs was born February 24,1955, in San Francisco, California, his unwed mother
decided to put him for adoption because she wanted a girl. So he was reared by Paul
Jobs- a lawyer.As time go on, he went to college but decided to drop out because it was
too expensive. Recalling his time there he said: “I didn’t have a dorm room, so I slept on
the floor in friends’ rooms, I returned coke bottles for the 5$ deposits to buy food with,
and I would walk the 7 miles across town every Sunday night to get one good meal a
week at the Hare Krishna temple”.
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Career.
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Steve Jobs and Apple.
In 1976, when Jobs was 21 years old and Wozniak 26 years old, they founded Apple
Computer in Jobs' garage. Then, they appeared Apple I and sold by 666.666 USD, the
first computer was equiped video interface and used ROM memory.
In 1985, Jobs was ousted from the leadership of Apple due to disagreements with
Sculley. Jobs stepped in and pulled out five Apple employees to accompany him.
In 1996, Apple acquired Jobs' NeXT Computer company for $ 427 million in cash plus
shares of Apple. Jobs became Apple adviser to then-Chairman Gilbert F. Amelio.
In 1997 - Jobs became interim CEO and president of Apple after Amelio was ousted.
Jobs' salary is $ 1 USD.
In 2000 - Jobs officially became CEO of Apple.
In 2003 - Jobs introduced the iTunes Music Store sells songs and albums have been
encrypted and launched the personal computer 64-bit PowerMac G5.
In 2004 - Under the financial administration of the Jobs, APPLE reported fiscal thirdquarter revenue fourth highest in nearly a decade.
In 2007 - Jobs introduced the iPhone, one of the first smart phone has no keyboard at
Macworld Expo exhibition. Now, we knew iPhone 3, iPhone 4s.
In 8/2011 - Jobs announces he will resign from chair of Apple CEO and Tim Cook will
assume the position. Jobs only assume the role of chairman of the board of the company.
Jobs are the owner or part owner of more than 230 patents awarded or applications are
patented in the broad areas of technology, from computers to mobile devices, user
interface (including the interface based on touch), speakers, keyboard, power adapter,
stairs, fasteners, pipe wrapping, strapping and packaging products.
2) Other company’s Jobs.
In addition to Apple, Steve Jobs has been a director of the NeXT computer company
and gained much success as a director of Pixar animation studios.
Business life.
Forbes estimated his entire assets of approximately U.S. $ 5.1 billion in 2009, making
him fall in class 43 of the richest Americans. On 6/2011, he was ranked 109th in the
ranking of the richest billionaires - according to Forbes magazine, with the net asset value
estimated at $ 8.3 billion .
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Personal life.
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Family.
Steve married Laurene Powell March 18, 1991. They have three children are Reed
Paul, Erin Sienna and Eve. He also has a daughter - Lisa - from previous relationships
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Health and death.
August 24, 2011, Jobs resigned chief executive of Apple. In his resignation letter, Jobs
wrote that he could "no longer meets the mission and expectations of the role of Apple
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CEO again". On October 5, 2011, in a statement his family said Jobs "passed away
peacefully with his family today ..."
Fame.
He was President Ronald Reagan awarded the National Medal of Technology in 1984
with Steve Wozniak (among the first to ever receive this honor) and a Jefferson Award for
Public Service in the category "the best service by an individual 35 years of age or
younger" (also known as Samuel S. Beard award) in 1987.
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November 27, 2007, Jobs Fortune magazine named the most powerful person in the
business world.
December 5, 2007, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and First Lady Maria
Shriver to character Jobs in California Hall of Fame, located at the California Museum
for History, Women and the Arts.
August 2009, Jobs was elected a young entrepreneur is most admired by a survey of
organizations and youth non-profit Junior Achievement.
November 5, 2009, Fortune Magazine named Jobs is chief executive of the decade.
November 2009, Jobs has meant the 57th ranked list of the world's most powerful media
companies and publishes Forbes.
December 2010, Financial Times Financial Times called Jobs is a character typical of the
time this report in 2010.
Ferbruary 13, 2012, Steve Jobs is the official Grammy Awards
Steve Jobs advice
Sometime life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lost faith. I’m convinced that the
only thing that kept me going was that I love what I did. You’ve got to find what you
love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a
large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is
great work.
And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.If you haven’t found it yet,
keep looking. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And, like
any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking
until you find it. Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t
be trapped by dogma-which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let
the noise of others’opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have
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the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what
you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.