The Story of The Founder of Apple’s Journey
Andina Meryani - SINDOnews
The world of technology whose grief over the shocking news of the death of one of the founders of Apple, Steve Jobs at age 56 years. Jobs died after losing against pancreatic cancer disease he suffered from recent years. It was of course very surprised many people. The reason Apple has just announced its newest product, iPhone 4S, Tuesday (local time) yesterday.
"Apple is losing a visionary, creative and genius in the world of technology," so Apple's official statement, as reported by Apple Insider, Thursday (6/10/2011). "We are all deeply miss Steve Jobs as companions and teachers who inspire. Steve was the spirit of perseverance to build Apple, and it's very inspiring us all, "wrote statements technology company.
Steve Jobs as long as it is known as the success of the iPhone, iPad and iPod. The chill hand make Apple a respected company, his own name was recorded as being influential in the technology world. Steve left a company that only he who could build, and the spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple. "
Jobs co-founded Apple Computer in 1976 and together with his childhood friend Steve Wozniak, marketed what is considered the world's first personal computer, the Apple II. Industry observers refer to this as the main innovator may align with Thomas Edison for its ability to change the computing world, recorded music and communication.
Before the close of the age, the world was shocked by his decision to resign from Apple CEO after he was unable to again address the issue of his health. Jobs announced his resignation on August 24, 2011. "I always said if it comes a day when I could no longer fulfill the obligations and expectations as CEO of Apple, I will be the first to let You know," wrote Jobs in resignation.
One of the CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER of the world's most famous work, Jobs still insists on not to expose his personal life to protect his wife and their children from public view. "He used to be the media. He gave the interview in the context of the launch of a product that is very beneficial for Apple, but you've never seen him talk about himself, "recalls industry analyst Tim Bajarin says as quoted from ABC News.
The success of the Jobs created dream gadget everyone is not as easy as imagined. Jobs out of his studies at Reed College in Oregon at the age of 21. Then he began to pioneer shared his friend Steve Wozniak of Apple in the garage of his home and finally to result into multimilioner at the age of 25. Even Jobs made it as the cover of Time magazine at the age of 30 years in 1984.
In later years, he went into other businesses such as setting up a computer NeXTdi in 1986 as well as buying arm of Lucasfilm computer graphics, Ltd., which became Pixar. In 1996, Apple, which has been struggling without Jobs, bringing it back ' home ' to buy NeXT. He became CEO in 1997 and put the company on track.
In 2001 the commercial music industry ' give up ' on the entry of the era of digital recording, which can be copied (copy) and share it online for free, create a need for millions of people to buy the compact disk/compact disc (CD). See such phenomena, Jobs took advantage by creating iPod based on computer's hard drive with the controls are simple, elegant, and a set of earbuds white so people can listen to an hour of music that is stored in it.
In addition, Jobs also set up shop online iTunes music, and persuaded the major record labels to sell songs for 99 cents each. Thus, there are no more people to go out and buy a CD if they liked one song. They stay bought a digital file and is stored in the iPod. So easy it is to live it created Jobs.
In 2007, a turn he changed phones. Apple iPhone, with the iconic touch-screen. the iPhone is a hand-held computer, music player, digital wallet device messaging, and incidentally is your mobile phone. Its main competitors such as BlackBerry, Nokia and Motorola, began fighting after the iPhone appeared.
In 2010, Apple released the iPad turns out to be undermining the original business, the personal computer. The IPad is a sleek tablet computer with touch screen and physical keyboard is almost non-existent. This sophisticated tool can be used for almost anything that is done by software started watching the film to take pictures and to flip through a virtual book.
Just a little personal thing that can be known from public Jobs. Steve Jobs are known to be married to his wife Lorene Powell in a small ceremony in Yosemite National Park in 1991. They lived in Woodside, California, and has three children, namely Reed Paul, Erin Sienna and Eve.
Jobs also admitted that when he was 23, he has a child outside of marriage with his high school girlfriend, Chris Ann Brennan. Their daughter, Lisa Brennan Jobs, born in 1978.
He has a younger biological, Mona Simpson, famous writers like books as "Anywhere but here." But he has never met Simpson until they mature and he was looking for the existence of his biological parents. Simpson later wrote a book based on their relationship. He called it "A Regular Guy."
Health Jobs
In 2004, he was forced to say publicly that he has a problem rarely happens from pancreatic cancer. In 2009, it was revealed that he secretly went to the hospital in Memphis for a liver transplant.
In 2009, a source also said that members of the Board of Directors of Apple had to persuade him to reveal more about his health.
In March, the Jobs listed rated 109 world billionaires, Forbes magazine version with net worth approximately USD8,3 billion. After selling the Pixar animation studio for The Walt Disney Company in 2006, he became a member of the Board of the Walt Disney Company and the largest shareholder of the company.
Expertise in managing Jobs no wonder Apple could bring Apple to be the most inspiring brand in America. Now the big boss has gone for good. Will Apple will survive in the heyday of this? Goodbye Steve Jobs.