Jobs: Changing the world one innovation at a time

I had intended to write about the future of distribution in the music industry. However it seems more appropriate to write about the man who would inadvertently changed the way we listen to music, communicate with each other and forever change the tools we use to do business. Steve Paul Jobs was born in 1955 in San Francisco. Jobs claim to fame began in 1983 when Jobs was working as part of the Lisa project. Steve Jobs was removed from the Lisa project, and later took over another small project at Apple. The Macintosh was a project that was simply designed to make the computer as easy to use as a toaster. After finding some success with the Macintosh Jobs was forced out of the company and began to find new innovations. He started another computer company called Next and acquired a graphics department with the dream of making animated movies using computers from George Lucas, he would later rename the group Pixar. Jobs would not return to Apple until his company NeXT was acquired by Apple in 1996. This would prove to be the company’s most successful decision since the departure of Jobs. Jobs immediately reorganized the board and stream lined the company. He also did something that most could not understand at the time. He partnered with their main competitor Microsoft to help solidify the company. From this point on Steve Jobs would steer the ship that is apple into the black, and to new innovations that would change the world. Great innovations that combine flexibility with know how, such as the iMac, the MacBook, which I am currently using to write this blog, to the iPod and the iPhone. Forever changing the way that people communicate with each other and enjoy their entertainment. Mr. Jobs resigned on August of this year stating “I have always said that 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.” Mr. Jobs had been fighting a battle with a rare cancer; sadly he passed away Oct 5, 2011. Leaving behind many family and friends to mourn his passing and the legacy of all of the innovations he provided us with. Thank you Mr. Jobs you will be missed.



References:

http://allaboutstevejobs.com/bio/short/short.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/25/technology/jobs-stepping-down-as-chief-of-apple.html?pagewanted=all

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2394212,00.asp#fbid=MqGM0gNj0e3

http://blog.moviefone.com/2011/10/05/steve-jobs-apple-pixar-obit/