Steve Jobs (Steve Jobs): the history of life and the creation of the most famous corporation Apple

Steve Jobs was born in 1955. It happened on February 24 in the sun-warmed state of California. Biological parents of the future genius were still young students, for whom the child was so burdensome that they decided to abandon it. As a result, the boy was in the family of office employees named Jobs.

From an early age, Steve grew up in the field of computer technology. In Silicon Valley, the boy felt at home. The usual phenomenon in this developing area was the garages, filled to the brim with all sorts of instruments. Such a specific environment was due to the fact that Steve Jobs had a genuine interest in the progress in general and technological innovations in particular since his youthful nails.

Soon the boy had a bosom friend - Steve Wozniak. Their communication was not hampered even by a five-year difference in age.

Study

After graduation, the young man decided to apply to the College of Reed (Portland, Oregon). Training in this educational institution cost a lot of money. However, with adoption, Jobs promised the biological parents of the boy that he would receive a decent education. Steve stayed in college for one semester. Further training in a prestigious place with classmates-majors was completely uninteresting to the computer genius.

Unexpected development of events

The young man begins to look for himself, his destiny in this world. The story of Steve Jobs turns into a new channel. He becomes infected with free ideas of hippies and is fond of the mystical teachings of the East. At nineteen, Steve travels to faraway India with a company of bosom friends. Jobs hopes to find himself on the other side of the planet.

Return to the native shores

In his native California, the young man began working on cards to computers. In this he was helped by Steve Wozniak. The idea of creating a home computer really liked friends. This was the impetus for the emergence of Apple Computer.

The future legendary firm developed in Jobs's garage. It is this unpretentious space that has become a springboard for the development of new motherboards. There were also ideas for the promotion of products in the nearest specialized stores. At the same time, Wozniak thought through an improved version of the first version of the PC. In 1997, innovation developed a real furor. The Apple II computer was a unique gadget, equal to which at that time was not. Then followed numerous contracts, mutually beneficial cooperation with different companies and, of course, the development of new computer products.

By the age of twenty-five, Steve Jobs already owned a fortune of two hundred million dollars. It was the 1980th year ...

The Case of Life at Risk

The danger loomed on the horizon as early as 1981, when the industrial giant IBM took up the development of the computer market. If Steve Jobs was sitting with his hands folded, he would have lost the lead in just a few years. Naturally, the young man did not want to lose business. He accepted the challenge. At that time Apple III was already on sale. The company enthusiastically started a new project called Lisa, the idea of which belonged to Jobs. For the first time, instead of the already familiar command line, users encountered a graphical interface.

Time "Macintosh"

To the great disappointment of Steve's colleagues, he was dismissed from his job in the Lisa project. The reason for this was the raging emotions of computer genius, because Lisa is not just the name of the project, but the name of the daughter of the former lover Jobs. In an effort to take revenge on the offenders, he decided to create a simple inexpensive computer. The Macintosh project debuted in 1984. Unfortunately, a few months after the release of the "Macintosh" began to swiftly take positions.

The company's management noted that Jobs's conflict behavior threatens the whole business. By the decision of the Board of Directors, he was deprived of all the leading functions. Thus, the rebellious qualities of Steve Jobs played a cruel joke with him - he became only a formal co-founder of his offspring.

New turn

In an effort to find a way to realize his ideas, Steve bought a promising project in the field of computer graphics. This was the beginning of Pixar. However, for the time being this undertaking was oblivious. The reason was NeXT. The author of this idea was, of course, Steve Jobs himself.

The Apple Empire is reborn

By 1998, Jobs's first brainchild was suffocating in a sea of competitors. Steve's return to the company allowed Apple to begin recovering its position in the computer market. For this genius of his business took only six months.

The iPod goes to the arena

Grandiose success was waiting for Apple after the appearance of a music MP3 player. Its release was timed to coincide with the offensive of 2001. Users were simply crazy about an attractive streamlined design, to the details of a thoughtful interface, quick synchronization with the application iTunes and a unique circular joystick.

Revolutionary step: unification of Disney and Pixar

It is noteworthy that the iPod player has had a significant impact not only on the world of music, but also on the development of Pixar. By 2003, her luggage already had several super-popular cartoon hits - "In Search of Nemo", "Toy Story" (two parts) and "Monsters Corporation". All of them were carried out in cooperation with the company "Disney". In October 2005, the process of merging two giants began. Cooperation brought them incredible income.

And again Apple

2006 was very important for the company. Sales grew. It seemed that it could not be better already. However, the debut of iPone in 2007 can not be compared to any previous event for the entire period of the company's existence. The new creation of Steve Jobs was not just a bestseller, it represented a fundamental innovation in the world of communications. The iPhone has won the mobile gadget market once and for all, in one fell swoop leaving all Apple competitors behind. Following the sensational novelty was followed by a contract with AT & T to provide subscriber services.

The IPhone triumphantly entered the history of the technical development of mankind. This gadget is endowed with the functions of a player, computer and mobile phone. The unique project of Jobs is the first converged mobile product in the world.

The above-mentioned 2007 became a landmark for the company for one more reason: on instructions from Steve Apple was renamed into Apple Inc. This meant the termination of the existence of a local computer company and the formation of a new giant in the IT field.

Sunset star named Steve Jobs

Quotes of the founder of Apple knew by heart the young programmers (only the phrase "Think different" became the life credo of millions), sales of products brought an excellent income - it seemed nothing could disrupt Jobs's plans ... The news of his serious illness struck everyone. Malignant tumor in the pancreas was discovered back in 2003. Then it could still be removed without special consequences, but Steve decided to seek healing in spiritual practices. He completely abandoned the traditional medicine, sat on a strict diet and constantly meditated. A year later, Jobs acknowledged that all these attempts to overcome the ailment are futile. He had an operation to remove the tumor, but the moment was irretrievably lost. In 2007, only the lazy did not discuss the fact that Steve was slowly dying. Deterioration of the state eloquently confirmed the significant weight loss discussed in many media.

In 2009, Jobs was forced to go on vacation to lie back on the operating table. This time he needed a liver transplant.

In 2010, it seemed that Steve got to fight the disease. He presented another super-development - a tablet on the iOS platform, and in March 2011 - iPadII. However, the forces quickly left the computer genius: he rarely appeared at corporate events. In August of the same year, Steve resigned. In his place, he recommended Tim Cook.

On October 5, 2011, Steve Jobs died. This is an irreplaceable loss for the entire world community.