The Silent Architect: How Mike Markkula Turned a Garage Hobby into a Corporate Empire
As we commemorate the history of Apple Computer, books, articles and blog posts often prioritize the mercurial genius of Steve
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Apple People
John Sculley vs. Steve Jobs – Showdown at Apple
It’s a story of corporate courtship, a brief period of “magical” synergy, and a cold-blooded boardroom coup that fundamentally reshaped
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Jony Ive: The Man Who Shaped Apple and the Future of Personal Computing
Jonathan Paul “Jony” Ive is a legendary designer who was responsible for the design of many of Apple’s most iconic
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Susan Kare – Designing the GUI of the Apple Macintosh (and much more)
Susan Kare is an artist and designer and pioneer of pixel art; she created many of the graphical interface elements
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Michael Spindler
Michael Spindler was the CEO of Apple Computer from 1990 to 1993. During his tenure at the company, Spindler oversaw
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Andy Hertzfeld – The Software-Wizard
Software developer Andy Hertzfeld is one of the most important heroes of Macintosh development, but he has rarely been in
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Ron Wayne – The third Apple founder
When you talk about the founders of Apple, you first think of Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. Jobs, the far-sighted
Read MoreHow the Founders of Apple Got Rich
The two main Apple founders – Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak – both came from humble backgrounds and were not endowed with commercial success. In order to afford the first pieces of the Apple I in 1976, they almost literally sold the shirts off their backs. Jobs invested the proceeds from the sale of his VW bus ($1,500 dollars). “Woz” parted with his beloved programmable calculator Hewlett-Packard 65 and deposited 250 dollars in the company’s treasury.
Read MoreTim Cook pledges for a federal privacy law
In his most political speech ever Apple chief executive Tim Cook has demanded a tough new US data protection law. Referring
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John Sculley: “Steve Jobs was misrepresented in popular culture”
Rhiannon Williams, writing for The Telegraph, had the chance to interview John Sculley, the man who was instrumental in ousting Steve Jobs from Apple back in 1985.
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