A Brief Biography Of Steve Jobs

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It’s hard to go anywhere nowadays without seeing an Apple product being used. iPhones, Mac computers, iPods, name it. Most people around the world own an Apple product. But who is the one behind all these renowned products? Throughout his journey in life, Steve Jobs built Apple up into one of the most valuable corporations in the world. Jobs wasn't just the typical businessman; He was a visionary who made it his goal to humanize personal computer usage and reestablish the rules of user experience design, hardware design, and software design. Jobs changed the way software and hardware are sold and forever altered the language of computer interfaces. Apple was founded on April 1, 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne. From then on, Jobs’ success in his innovative ideas led him to become one of the most influential figures to be brought upon in technology.
On February 24, 1955, Steve Paul Jobs was born to Joanne Schieble and Abdulfattah "John" Jandali, parents who wanted the best for their child. As an infant, Jobs was adopted by Clara and Paul Jobs. Though his biological parents did not attend college, Clara and Paul pledged to start a college fund to make sure Steve would attend college (“Steve Jobs Biography”). As a child, teachers had taken notice in testing abilities; It was so well that school administrators offered to skip him to high school, an offer that his parents declined. Later on he joined the Hewlett-Packard Explorer Club, where he saw his first computer at the age of 12. Ever since, he had been so fascinated with computers and knew he wanted to work with computers. Attending Homestead High School in 1971, he met his future partner, Steve
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...n the quarter, compared to 15.4 million in the year-ago quarter. According to Peter Oppenheimer, the CEO of Apple, the company has made over $23 billion in cash flow from operations during the quarter (“Apple Reports Record Results”).
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Steve Jobs left his footprint on this earth. The world of technology would not be as advanced as it is today if it wasn’t for the hard work and dedication of Steve Jobs. Jobs changed the way people looked at technology. He invented our dreams. Many use his products every day and possibly could not imagine technology without his inventions in the landscape. He had single handily changed the way we purchase and listen to music and also the way the music business is run. His relentless search for perfection changed the lives of millions around the globe. His imagination will be left on the world forever - he changed the world.

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