Steve Jobs is the Chairman of the Board of Apple, which he co-founded in 1976. Apple is leading the consumer technology world with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, its family of iPod media players and iTunes media store, and its Mac computers and iLife and iWork application suites. Apple recently introduced iPad 2 which is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices.
Steve also co-founded and was the CEO of Pixar Animation Studios, which created some of the most successful and beloved animated films of all time including Toy Story, A Bug’s Life, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars and Ratatouille.
Steve also co-founded and was the CEO of Pixar Animation Studios, which created some of the most successful and beloved animated films of all time including Toy Story, A Bug’s Life, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars and Ratatouille.
Long before they co-founded Apple in 1976, the two Steves; Wozniak and Jobs were already assembling computers in a garage, the Apple I was mainly peddled to electronic hobbyists.
In 1984, Apple launched one of its most popular line of computers ever: the Macintosh.
This 1998 file photo shows Jobs holding an iMac. In an ironic twist of fate, Jobs the banished CEO, was brought back to Apple in 1996 (after Apple bought NeXT) as an adviser, then as interim CEO and finally, he was put back in the helm in 1997.
Apple continued to innovate on the iPod, unveiling the iPod Photo in 2004, which allowed users to view photos and slide shows on a color screen. By now the positive effect of the iPod had rubbed off on the sales of Macs, which got a fresh lease of life, Apple’s new operating systems and the ability to play well with the Windows suite of software also boosted sales.
Apple Computers Inc. CEO Steve Jobs holds up the new iPod Nano during an announcement in San Francisco, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2005.
Under Jobs’ guidance, Apple continued to innovate on its iPod range of music players and Mac suite of computers, it also kept adding a complementary set of products.
The iPod’s form factor became smaller and smaller. In 2006, Jobs unveiled the iPod shuffle, the smallest iPod to date.
The MacBook Air was launched with much fanfare in 2008, its thinnest notebook with an all-flash storage. By now, Apple had switched to the Intel based processors from its earlier PowerPC range, allowing it to innovate rapidly rather than wait for the chip systems to play catch up with its ambitions.
After revolutionizing the music and smart phone industries, Jobs turned his eye towards the tablet industry, and the world was given the iPad in 2010. It proved to one Apple’s most successful product launches, even by its standards. To date, more than 25 million iPads have been sold proving once again that whatever Jobs touches turns to gold.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs stands in front of a photo of himself, right, and Steve Wozniak, left, during an Apple event in San Francisco. Apple Inc. on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011 said Jobs is resigning as CEO, effective immediately.
