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A college dropout but
visionary inventor Steve p. Jobs (1955-2011) has given a lot to information
technology sector globally. His seek to invent “insanely great” products has
really made “dent on universe” as envisioned. Products like Mac computer, iPod,
iPhone and iPad are today among millions of people worldwide. These
revolutionary products are result of serious effort of Steve P. Jobs.
Steve was born in San Francisco,
California from Joanne Scheible and adapted by Clara and Paul Jobs with promise
to send him to college. Steve was inquisitive, energetic and imaginative. His
first learning was more in his father’s garage than schools he attended. Steve
meet a true friend sharing the same type of interest on electronics; Steve
Wozniak. During high school period he was almost living a hippie style of life. He had no money even for food. He
dropped for college study and joined calligraphy where he inspired toward Zen Buddhism
by Robert Friedland. He went to India for seeking enlightenment through
meditation. He wanted to meet guru Neem Karoli Baba. Once he could not find Neem Karoli Baba , he realized something different. He thought " maybe Thomas Edison did a lot more to improve the world than Karl Marx and Neem
Karoli Baba put together". Then he decided to find his own guru.
In 1975 when he was 20 years,
he started to work at Atari. He and Woz both had good exposure to computers and people working on those filed around california ( now popularly known as Silicon Valley). He
convinced Woz who was working in Hewlett-Packard (HP) Company as an engineer to establish their own company. They named it “Apple”. They needed funding, for which they
added Ron Wayne as 10 % of shareholder who provided almost all the money needed to run a company. For this, they made a 45-45-10 % share agreement in April 1976.
They started work at Steve’s
house (father’s garage), when they got order of 50 computer, that they made
from scratch. The idea of complete computer with monitor, keyboard and mouse
came to their mind after annual computer festival in New Jersey. While there
were shortage of money for Apple II computer Mike Markkula was ready to fund
with condition that Woz leave HP Job. Then Woz left HP and Markkula was their
partner. Apple II was launched with a special program and the market started to
grow continuously. By the age of 25, Steve had superstar status becoming a
multimillionaire. New generation computer like Macintosh and Lisa (name from
Job’s daughter) was ready for market in 1984. It was launched wonderfully
linking it with a novel 1984. It left a Mac-Mania effect on public. With the
start of 1985, market of Apple gone down. Steve started to be harsh to worker
for hard work. However, this was not entertained by John Scully and others. So they be-seized Steve's managerial role. Steve resigned in September 17, 1985.
Steve was disappointed,
aloof, not talking to anyone. But slowly, he started his new business with NeXT
computer and Pixar Company. He sold all the Apple shares except 1 share, for money he needed
for operating new company. After Steve left the Apple, their
business also gone down. After 12 years of separation from Apple, a company
that Steve jobs established and nurtured, he came back to Apple in June 1997 replacing
Amelia with a special request from Apple management.
This time was golden era
for Apple. To make competitive and emerging he invented iPod, iPhone, iPad.
Later his Pixar Company also became popular on film industry. As a CEO he had just $1 as his salary. With invention of iPod , music industry became problematic and they
went to court against Steve Jobs. That’s
why Apple establish iTunes and problem was solved.
Jobs found to have cancer
in Pancreases in 2004. He operated it in 2005, but could not cure. He died on
October 5, 2011 at the age of fifty six. Whichever role he played, there is no
question that Steve fulfilled his dream to put a dent in the universe.
Book
Details:
Title of the Book: Steve
Jobs: thinking differently
Category: A biography
Author: Patricia Lakin
175 pp, $ 15.99 US / $
18.99 CAN
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SIMON & SCHUSTER, NEW
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