STEVE JOBS–HIS BEST QUOTES TO REMEMBER HIM BY

[drmithila]

The saddest news of this week is the death of Apple co-founder and technology visionary, Steve Jobs. We might have lost the physical form of Steve Jobs, but we still have the spiritual form, particularly when you read some quotes about his job and how to live life. Here are the 10 quotes that I’ve found from various sources that say the most about the man and his outlook:

1. “Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.” (businessbrief.com)

2. “Do your best at every job. Don’t sleep! Success generates more success so be hungry for it. Hire good people with a passion for excellence.” (businessbrief.com)

3. “Be different. Think different. Better to be a pirate than to join the navy.”(businessbrief.com, paraphrased or quoted from “Young Guns: The Fearless Entrepreneur’s Guide to Chasing Your Dreams and Breaking Out on Your Own” (2009)by Robert Tuchman)

4. “It’s really hard to design products by focus groups. A lot of times, people don’t know what they want until you show it to them.” (BusinessWeek, May 25, 1998)

5. “Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared water or do you want a chance to change the world?” (what he said to make John Sculley quit working for Pepsi and become Apple’s CEO, “Odyssey: Pepsi to Apple”)

6. “That’s been one of my mantras–focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.” (BusinessWeek, May 25, 1998)

7.”My job is not to be easy on people. My job is to take these great people we have and to push them and make them even better.” (allaboutstevejobs.com)

8.”Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” (Subconscious Films/chrishenslin.com)

9.”Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.” (Jobs’ voiceover from an unaired Apple commercial featuring Virgin’s Richard Branson)

10. “Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me…Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful–that’s what matters.” CNN, May 25, 1993

        

[drmithila]

TOP 10 CREATIONS
10)If you think that this was just another thing to pass by, you need to think again. Yup, it was not the Chinese that made this thing to light. In order for the iPod to be charged and connected to the computer on different instances, just in case a computer is absent, Steve Jobs made an adapter that can have the same charging function of a PC
9. NeXT Computer

NeXT Computer – Steve Jobs

When Steve Jobs left Apple in 1985, he had created his own computer empire to show Apple that he can live without the company that ditched him. As founder and CEO of NeXT, he was able to create a computer line in 1988 and a smaller version in 1990. When Jobs came back to Apple, he purchased NeXT in December 1996 for $429 million, for the sake of expanding the OSX line with NeXT’s OpenStep system.

8. Pixar Animation Studios
Before Steve Jobs bought the company and made it into his own, it was known as Lucasfilm. Yup, the same group that was behind the stunning graphics being used in Star Wars movies and other Sci-Fi movies like Star Trek. He purchased the company, before with 45 CG experts, for $5 million to George Lucas, and another $5 million for the working capital. Pixar was born when Jobs left Apple in 1986.

7. Macintosh

Apple Macintosh

First created in January 24, 1984, it was the first of the line of computers to be developed and sold by Apple. It was the computer that pioneered the path to what is being adapted in the modern day, operated by a mouse and using graphics user interface instead of a command line interface that is found in MS-DOS. Right now, we are enjoying iMacs and MacBooks coming from the early masterpiece.

6. iTunes Music Store

Apple iTunes Music Store
Thanks to his concern to music artists and other musicians, Steve Jobs made a way for customers to enjoy their downloaded music while assuring that artists are paid for the music they made. The iTunes store sold music for $0.99 each and has a complex security system that cannot be hacked for stealing music.

5. Mac OS X

Mac OS X

The reign of Apple’s powerful computer operating system was developed greatly, thanks to the OpenStep system found in NeXTSTEP, as Steve Jobs created the company when he left Apple in 1985. The existing Mac was combined with a different system, making the Mac OS adaptable to home and professional use. Everyone may have heard “Rhapsody” which was the name of the Mac OSX before it was launched for public purchase.

4. iPod

Apple iPod
Steve Jobs had changed the game once more when he considered people who have been enjoying the life of portable music while not worrying the weight and size of what they carry. The iPod has been designed as an inspiration for those people who cannot live without their bulky walkman or CD player.

3. iPad

Apple iPad

A device that gave birth to other tablet computers and other portable tab devices like the Samsung Galaxy Tab or the BlackBerry Playbook. Steve Jobs was at it again, innovating something new that others find hard to imitate. He made the iPhone grow bigger and become better.

2. iPhone
One of the best toys to be ever enjoyed by both kids and adults alike is the iPhone. When it was first introduced in January 9, 2007, the whole world was shaken with a game changer in mobile phone technology. It had brought internet and gaming in a whole new level. It is, and it may be the best portable mobile device to do pretty much of everything from video, to audio, to gaming, and even social networking.

1. Apple

Apple

Who could believe that one of the world’s greatest computer empires had started from a home garage way back in April 1, 1976, with only three people doing all of the dirty work? The partnerships of Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne gave way to the development of a huge compute company. Back then, the computer was handmade and the innovation just kept going better and better. Homes, businesses, and the corporate world have seen the developments as revolutionary and amazing. Right now, it still rocks with the latest gadgets and other technologies that others find challenging to mimic or overthrow.

        

[Anonymous]

Steve Jobs, who was on sick leave with an undisclosed illness since the beginning of this year, announced his resignation as technology giant Apple’s chief executive. He will be replaced by Tim Cook, the company’s chief operating officer.

His note about his resignation to the Apple board and the public was brief:

“I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s C.E.O., I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come. I believe Apple’s brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role.

I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you.”

During his lifetime so far, 56 years, his achievements have been stunning. He turned a company, Apple, which he had founded, from a struggling firm valued at $9 per share a decade ago, to the world’s most valuable company today, just tipping Exxon Mobil, at nearly $400 per share. He was personally involved in the creation and bringing onto the market of Macintosh, iPod, IPhone, iTunes, iMovie and iPad.

        

[Anonymous]

This article focuses on his medical history.
Steve Jobs Medical History and media and market reactions

Mid-2004 – Steve Jobs announced that he had a cancerous tumor in his pancreas. Pancreatic cancer usually has a poor prognosis; it is the fourth most common cause of cancer death in the USA, Europe and much of the rest of the world. The 1-year survival rate (average) is 25%, and 6% for 5 years. Pancreatic cancer has one of the highest fatality rates of all cancers.

However, Jobs said his tumor was a rare, considerably less aggressive form, known as islet cell neuroendocrine tumor. At first, he resisted undergoing traditional therapies and went on a special diet in an attempt to treat the disease.
July 2004 – Jobs underwent a pancreaticoduodenectomy – the tumor surgically removed, known as a Whipple procedure. The operation appeared to be a success. He did not have to undergo radiotherapy or chemotherapy. While he was away from work, head of global sales and operations in the company, Tim Cook, ran Apple.
2005 – He commenced a speech to students at Stanford University in which he explained that for him, the frailty of life has been a driving force behind his approach to business. He said:

Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important thing I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking that you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.”
August 2006 – there was some speculation that there might be something wrong with his health when he delivered a speech at Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference. He was described by the media as “thin, almost gaunt”, and his presentation was quoted as being “listless”. Large parts of his keynote were done by other presenters. However, according to media sources that interviewed conference delegates who met Jobs in person, he looked fine. A spokesperson for the company said “Steve’s health is robust.”
August 2008 – again at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, concerns about his health returned. The media was told that he was on antibiotics and had a “common bug”. Some people suggested that the Whipple procedure had affected him.

Questions became more insistent about his health. While some insisted it was a private matter, others stressed that shareholders had a right to know, given the man’s hands-on approach to the running of Apple.

A New York Times journalist, based on an unofficial telephone conversation with Jobs, wrote “..while his health issues have amounted to a good deal more than ‘a common bug,’ they weren’t life-threatening and he doesn’t have a recurrence of cancer.”

        

[Anonymous]

August 2008 – Bloomberg published a 2,500-word obituary of Jobs in its corporate news service by mistake; details on his age and cause of death were left blank. Although the mistake was swiftly corrected, rumors about his health spread rapidly. Publishers often have stockpiles of half-filled obituaries on people who appear to have a high risk of dying soon. Jobs said that reports on his health were greatly exaggerated.
September 2008 – Jobs started a presentation with a slide that simply read “110/70”, referring to his blood pressure (a very good reading). He then said that is all he would mention about his health.
December 2008 – it was announced that Phil Schiller, Apple’s vice-president of marketing, would deliver the final keynote address at the Macworld Conference and Expo 2009. Everyone had expected Steve Jobs to be the presenter. This made people wonder about his health again.
January 2009 – Jobs informed through Apple.com that he had had a hormone imbalance for a number of months that was causing him to lose weight. Ten days later Jobs announced to Macworld attendees:

“I’ve decided to share something very personal with the Apple community so that we can all relax and enjoy the show (MacWorld). As many of you know, I have been losing weight throughout 2008. The reason has been a mystery to me and my doctors. A few weeks ago, I decided that getting to the root cause of this and reversing it needed to become my number one priority. Fortunately, after further testing, my doctors think they have found the cause – a hormone imbalance that has been ‘robbing’ me of the proteins my body needs to be healthy. The remedy for this nutritional problem is relatively simple and straightforward.”

Hormonal imbalance is a possible side-effect of pancreatic cancer. Weight loss is common. Pancreatic cancer starts off in the pancreas, which produces various hormones, including insulin. Jobs’ rare cancer originated in the pancreatic cells that produce hormones.

Jobs announced that he was taking a six-month leave of absence so that he could deal with health matters. Tim Cook became CEO of Apple, while Jobs continued to be involved with major strategic decisions.
April 2009 – Jobs had a liver transplant. Doctors at Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute in Memphis, Tennessee, where the procedure was carried out, said his prognosis was excellent. A few months later he returned to work.
January, 2011 – Jobs announced in a letter to Apple staff that he was taking a leave of absence so that he could focus on his health. Tim Cook was placed to run the company while Jobs said he would remain involved in major strategic decisions.

According to a New York Times article, Jobs had recently slowed his activities in the company. The article added that he had “appeared increasingly emaciated”.

Leander Kahney, author of Inside Steve’s Brain and founder of the Cult of Mac blog, said “It’s a big shock and will serve as a big blow to his psyche because he loves Apple so much. Steve Jobs is the heart and soul of the company.”
March and June 2011 – Even though he was on sick leave, Jobs made a speech at the iPad2 launch, and the introduction of iCloud at the WWDC. He also made a speech before the Cupertino city council in June 2011.
August 2011 – Jobs resigns as chief executive of Apple and is replaced by chief operating officer Tim Cook. Jobs said he could “no longer meet his chief executive’s duties and expectations”.

        

[Anonymous]

Steve Jobs was born on 24th February, 1955, in San Francisco, California. He was adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs.

He attended Cupertino Junior High School and Homestead High School. He was a frequent attendee at Hewlett-Packard Company lectures. He worked with Steve Wozniak as a summer employee at Hewlett-Packard.



Jobs enrolled in Reed College, Portland, Oregon. He dropped out after one semester, but carried on auditing classes at reed.



He returned to California in 1974 and started going regularly to the Homebrew Computer club with Wozniak. He worked as a technician at video-game maker Atari. His aim was to save up enough money to spend some time at a spiritual retreat in India.



He went to India with Daniel Kottke, an ex-Reed College classmate. Kottke eventually became Apple’s first employee. He came back a Buddhist, with shaven head wearing traditional Indian attire. He experimented with LSD, calling this period in his life "One of the two or three most important things I had done in my life."



He went back to work for Atari, with the task of making a circuit board for Breakout, a game. Atari offered him a $100 bonus for each chip that could be eliminated. Jobs suggested to Wozniak to split the bonus 50/50 if Wozniak could work on this. They managed to eliminate 50 chips – however, the design was so tight that it was not possible to reproduce on an assembly line. Jobs only got $700 bonus from Atari, rather than the $5,000 for 50 chips.



In 1976 he teamed up with Steve Wozniak to sell personal computers they had assembled in Jobs’ garage. Jobs says that was where Apple Computers started.



Jobs became a millionaire by the time he was 30 years old.



In 1985 he was forced out of Apple and set up the NeXT corporation. A decade later Apple bought NeXT and Jobs became CEO of Apple again. Following Jobs’ return to Apple, its fortunes improved dramatically.



Jobs also became CEO of animation company Pixar, which created such movies as Toy Story and Monsters, Inc. Pixar was bought out by the Walt Disney Company for $7.4 billion in 2006, making Jobs the largest individual shareholder of Disney shares.



Although Jobs’ official salary while chief executive of Apple was only $1 per year, he owns 5,426 Apple shares, and 138 Disney shares. In 2009, Forbes estimated his net wealth at $5.1 billion.

        

[Author]

Posts