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Steven Paul "Steve" Jobs was an American entrepreneur, marketer, and inventor , who was the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc. Through Apple, he is widely recognized as a charismatic and design-driven pioneer of the personal computer revolution and for his influential career in the computer and consumer electronics fields, transforming "one industry after another, from computers and smartphone to music and movies."

Steven Paul Jobs was born on 24 February 1955 in San Francisco, California, to students Abdulfattah Jandali and Joanne Schieble who were unmarried at the time and gave him up for adoption. He was taken in by a working class couple, Paul and Clara Jobs, and grew up with them in Mountain View, California.

He attended Homestead High School in Cupertino California and went to Reed College in Portland Oregon in 1972 but dropped out after only one semester, staying on to "drop in" on courses that interested him.

He took a job with video game manufacturer Atari to raise enough money for a trip to India and returned from there a Buddhist.

Back in Cupertino he returned to Atari where his old friend Steve Wozniak was still working. Wozniak was building his own computer and in 1976 Jobs pre-sold 50 of the as-yet unmade computers to a local store and managed to buy the components on credit solely on the strength of the order, enabling them to build the Apple I without any funding at all.

The Apple II followed in 1977 and the company Apple Computer was formed shortly afterwards. The Apple II was credited with starting the personal computer boom, its popularity prompting IBM to hurriedly develop their own PC. By the time production of the Apple II ended in 1993 it had sold over 6 million units.

Inspired by a trip to Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), engineers from Apple began working on a commercial application for the graphical interface ideas they had seen there. The resulting machine, Lisa, was expensive and never achieved any level of commercial success, but in 1984 another Apple computer, using the same WIMP (Windows, Icons, Menus, Pointer) interface concept, was launched. An advert during the 1984 Super Bowl, directed by Ridley Scott introduced the Macintosh computer to the world (in fact, the advert had been shown on a local TV channel in Idaho on 31 December 1983 and in movie theaters during January 1984 before its famous "premiere" on 22 January during the Super Bowl).

In 1985 Jobs was fired from Apple and immediately founded another computer company, NeXT. Its machines were not a commercial success but some of the technology was later used by Apple when Jobs eventually returned there.

In the meantime, in 1986, Jobs bought The Computer Graphics Group from Lucasfilm. The group was responsible for making high-end computer graphics hardware but under its new name, Pixar, it began to produce innovative computer animations. Their first title under the Pixar name, Luxo Jr. (1986) won critical and popular acclaim and in 1991 Pixar signed an agreement with Disney, with whom it already had a relationship, to produce a series of feature films, beginning with Toy Story(1995).

In 1996 Apple bought NeXT and Jobs returned to Apple, becoming its CEO. With the help of British-born industrial designer Jonathan Ive, Jobs brought his own aesthetic philosophy back to the ailing company and began to turn its fortunes around with the release of the iMac in 1998. The company's MP3 player, the iPod, followed in 2001, with the iPhone launching in 2007 and the iPad in 2010. The company's software music player, iTunes, evolved into an online music (and eventually also movie and software application) store, helping to popularize the idea of "legally" downloading entertainment content.

In 2003, Jobs was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and underwent surgery in 2004. Despite the success of this operation he became increasingly ill and received a liver transplant in 2009. He returned to work after a six month break but eventually resigned his position in August 2011 after another period of medical leave which began in January 2011. He died on 5 October 2011.

What was Steve Jobs’ greatest contribution to society? The amazing thing is that there are so many answers to choose from. Was it the insanely great Mac? Or perhaps the iPod and the MP3 music revolution? Or Pixar and Toy Story and all of the studio’s other animated wonders? Or the iPhone and the iPad and all the innovation they’ve uncorked in the mobile, software, and publishing businesses? Or maybe it’s simply Apple itself—the world’s most valuable company.

I think all of those are fine answers. But to me there’s another answer that encompasses all of them: Steve Jobs taught us to have higher expectations. Of our technology. Of our entertainment. Even of ourselves.

Of course, the expectations Jobs placed on himself, his co-workers, and just about everyone else he dealt with are legendary. We’ve all heard about the killer stares, the angry rants, the foul-mouthed dressing-downs of employees whenever Jobs was unhappy with a policy or a product. This was a man who did not have time for fools, phonies, weaklings, or people who questioned Apple’s mission.

1955. STEVE JOBS is born in San Francisco to a Syrian Muslim grad student named Abdulfattah, and an American classmate. They put him up for adoption.

–1972. He drops out of his first semester of college in Portland, Oregon, earns money by returning Coke bottles, and scores free meals at the local Hare Krishna temple.

–1974 – 1975. He quits his first job at Atari to backpack across India, take psychedelic drugs, convert to Buddhism, and shave his head . . . experiences that he credits with shaping his creative vision.

–1976. STEVE JOBS and STEVE WOZNIAK form Apple Computers and build their first personal computer . . . in Jobs’ parents’ garage.

–1977. Apple releases the Apple Two, which becomes the first widely-used personal computer in the world.

–1980. Apple goes public. After one day of trading, Jobs is worth $239 MILLION. He’s 25 year old.

1983. Apple announces “Lisa,” the first computer to be controlled using a MOUSE. It fails. The mouse will go on to become a vital part of basically every computer made in the next 28 years.

–1984. Apple launches the Macintosh, a desktop computer with the screen built in. One year later, Jobs would leave Apple.

–1986. Jobs buys Pixar Animation Studios for $10 MILLION. In 1995 they release “Toy Story”, the first movie made entirely with computer animation. It changes animation forever. When Pixar goes public, Jobs becomes a billionaire.

–1996. With Apple dying and about to be sold or killed off, Jobs returns, and becomes CEO. He takes a salary of $1.

–1998. Apple releases the iMac. It becomes the fastest-selling personal computer ever. Apple immediately returns to being profitable and makes money for four quarters in a row.

–2001. Apple introduces their first retail store and releases the iPod. There are now 357 Apple Stores. The iPod would capture more than a 75% market share and turned out to be the device that finally led digital music past the CD era.

–2003. Apple launches the iTunes music store. This began the transition away from illegal digital music downloading and toward people LEGALLY listening to music again.

–2007. Apple introduces the iPhone, the first phone with a touchscreen and no keyboard. It revolutionized the cell phone industry.

–2010. Apple introduces the iPad . . . a device no one even knew they needed until they tried one. Apple now has at least an 80% share of the tablet market and they’re used at 92% of Fortune 500 companies.

–2011. Apple . . . the company Jobs started in his parents’ garage . . . is briefly the world’s most valuable company. On August 9th, for a few hours, Apple’s market cap hit $342 BILLION while ExxonMobil’s was at $341 BILLION.

Apple IILaunched in June 1977, the AppleII was the first successful mass-market PC. Jobs and Applecofounder Steve Wozniakdesigned the Apple II, and itchanged computing around theworld. The first Apple II hadspecs you would laugh at now,but they were quite good for thetime: a 1-MHz processor, 4KB ofRAM and an audio cassetteinterface for programs and datastorage. The machine had anexternal 5.25-inch floppy diskdrive as well. The Apple II and itssuccessors would later pave theway for business and consumerPCs.

LisaWhile Apple’s 1983 Lisa computerwas a failure of sorts because ofits $10,000 price tag, it didintroduce many computingfeatures that continue to drivecomputing innovation. The Lisawas one of the first computers tooffer multitasking, a document-based graphical user interface, anoptional hard drive and bundledoffice software. The Lisa isarguably the least important itemon this list, and if that’s the case,you can see just how notable Jobs’contribution to technologyproducts are to today’s society.

MacintoshThe original Macintoshcomputer was advertised duringthe Super Bowl in 1984 andfamously decried the status quoof personal computing withimagery related to GeorgeOrwell’s 1984. The Macintoshredefined PCs and was the firstcommercially successfulpersonal computer to feature agraphical user interface and amouse. The Macintosh linefaltered in the early 90s butbegan to regain steam againwith the iMac.

iMacA year after Jobs returned tothe helm at Apple in 1997, thecompany launched thedistinctive (and divisive) first-generation iMac. The designwas a radical departure fromthe Macs of old and helpedApple regain its footing withhigh-minded consumers.Designer Jonathan Ive, withoversight from Jobs, led thedesign team in the creation ofthe iMac, and he later helpeddesign most of the productsyou see below.

iPodThe iPod MP3 player looked alittle wacky when it first hit thescene in 2001. Outside of theWalkman, there really wasn’t asingle portable music devicethat changed music sodrastically. The first iPodretailed for $400 with 5GB ofstorage, but now there’s a hostof iPod devices ranging fromthe tiny iPod shuffle to thefeature-filled iPod touch, eachwith its own purpose. The iPodline has had the best-sellingmusic players in the world forseveral years, and you cancount on it staying that way forsome time.

iTunesIt wasn’t enough that Jobsrevolutionized the MP3 player;he also needed to give people thesoftware to manage the content.iTunes started as an interface forplaying your music files, butnow it is one of the largest musicstores on the planet. iTunesaccounts for more than a fourthof music sales happening today,and the trend will likely continuein its favor as the iPod continuesits reign as the most popularmusic player. Apple alsorecently introduced iCloud,which will interact with iTunesand Apple products so users canstore music in the cloud ratherthan solely on their devices.

MacBook ProThe MacBook Pro’s launch inJanuary 2006 showed that Applewas once again getting seriousabout innovating in the laptopspace with high-end parts andaluminum bodies. The Pro’sdesign largely took cues fromPowerBook G4 but includedIntel Core Duo processors ratherthan PowerPC chips, a move thatopened up a lot more potentialfor Apple’s machine and showedthe “Wintel” alliance wasn’tgoing to last. The MacBook Propaved the way for the MacBookAir a few years later, and the Prostill retails today as one of theclassiest laptops around.

iPhoneWhile some observers may havebeen disappointed by Tuesday’slaunch of the iPhone 4S insteadof a much-anticipated iPhone 5,there is no doubt that the firstiPhone changed the smartphonelandscape as we know it when itlanded in June 2007. Steve Jobs’dedication to a strong userinterface showed with his focuson a simple mobile operatingsystem paired with a 3.5-inchtouch screen. The iPhone nowhas more than 500,000 appsavailable for it, and the phone isthe best-selling smartphone inthe world.

MacBook AirThe first MacBook Air didn’tseem as important as it is now,but that just shows how Jobswas thinking ahead yet again.When Apple launched theMacBook Air in January 2008, itseemed like a stripped-downlaptop that ditched the CD-ROM a little too soon. But nowthat we’re in the age of cloudcomputing and streamingmedia, the need for physicalmedia is essentially gone. TheMacBook Air and Intel’s“Ultrabook” followers willcontinue to change how we lookat laptops and personalcomputing.

iPadThe January 2010 launch of theiPad tablet showed that Jobs yetagain was ahead of the curve bybringing back tablet computing.Tablets were first shown off byMicrosoft in 2001, but tablet PCsdidn’t take off with consumersuntil Jobs paired a tablet withthe simple iOS mobile operatingsystem and a variety ofcompelling apps. The iPad is byfar the best-selling tablet in theworld and many analysts believeit will stay that way, even withcompetitors like Amazon KindleFire and Samsung Galaxy Tab10.1 and 8.9.

Today we all are living in the world of Technology and Communication , today we are using computers as a multitasking device, smartphone one of the best commdevice, ipod best music player in the world and ipadone of the simplest entertaining device with multifunctional capabilities.

All these device makes our life so easy and simple.

Steve jobs was one of the Biggest Contribuir for this, he spent his all life for this so that today we are living standard lifestyle it’ was an unforgettable contribution to world

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