Tag: Steve Jobs
FBI releases Steve Jobs’ file
The FBI has released, and posted on its web site, Steve Jobs’ 191-page FBI file. The file consists of a 1991 background investigation conducted when Jobs was being considered for an appointment to the President’s Export Council in the Bush I White House, and records of a 1985 bomb threat against him. The file includes [...]
How Jef Raskin started the Macintosh project
It All Began with “Annie” – The Vision of a Computer for the Masses (Updated: January 2012) It had been a long way until the day of the official introduction of the Macintosh on January 24th, 1984. Five years earlier, in spring 1979, Apple chairman Mike Markkula wondered whether his company should bring a 500 [...]
Steve Jobs: Good artists copy great artists steal
In the context of the patent fight between Apple an HTC Gizmodo dragged out our YouTube clip from the 1996 PBS documentary “Triumph of the Nerds” in which Jobs quotes Picasso’s “good artists copy, great artists steal” and adds, about Apple: “We have always been shameless about stealing great ideas.”
The Legend of Steve Jobs – His Life and Career
Steve Jobs combined his visions with art and technology in order to bring products to the market that have changed the lives of millions of people. He founded Apple and the computer industry, was fired, and twelve years later saved the company from bankruptcy. Afterwards, he pushed through a series of innovations that were really enough for seven lives. After his early death, not only his fans are wondering how Apple will deal with Steve Jobs’ legacy.
In Memoriam Steve Jobs (1955-2011)
Steve Jobs family has issued the following statement. Steve died peacefully today surrounded by his family. In his public life, Steve was known as a visionary; in his private life, he cherished his family. We are thankful to the many people who have shared their wishes and prayers during the last year of Steve’s illness; [...]
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