Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak

• Steve Jobs, whose full name is Steve Jobs Abdul Fattah Jandali, was born in 1955 and died in 2011.
• He was an American inventor of Syrian origin, and a prominent figure in the business world.
• Jobs was known for being the co-founder, former CEO, and chairman of Apple Inc
• He was also the former CEO of Pixar and a board member of The Walt Disney Company until his death.
• Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne co-founded Apple.
• Steve Jobs was a college student with diverse interests in technology, but felt his studies weren't beneficial for his career aspirations.
• Considering dropping out, Jobs met his neighbor Steve Wozniak, who was five years older.
• Wozniak was passionate about technology and distinguished himself through tangible inventions, creating electrical circuits and fully formed components.
• At age 13, Wozniak created his own radio and a mobile phone for free communication.
• Wozniak informed Jobs of his love for technology, and Jobs saw value in Wozniak as an investment to create technologies, like Apple's electronics.
• Wozniak created a computer prototype with a screen and keyboard, and Jobs proposed selling it and producing more.
• The potential profit was more than double Wozniak's annual income, leading him to agree to mass produce the device.
• Jobs developed a plan to purchase equipment for the initial device and announced Apple's first device, with Ronald Wayne as the third partner.
• Wayne was responsible for soldering the chips and assembling internal components.
• Jobs made it appear that he and Wozniak had a complete business plan, but Ronald Wayne only did as he was instructed.
• Jobs started selling the first device made by Wozniak, which featured a wooden structure, a motherboard, and no CPU or random-access memory.
• The computer was displayed at the "Homebrew Computer Club" and sold for $600, attracting customers.
• Apple began to grow significantly by 1984, marked by the release of the Macintosh system.
• The Macintosh included a GUI and mouse.
• The mouse concept and GUI were revolutionary.
• The device achieved widespread fame for its innovation over Intel and Microsoft.
• Conflict arose and Jobs resigned in 1985, starting NeXT to produce computers
• Apple faltered and in 1997, Jobs returned to leadership.
• John Sculley dismissed Jobs from Apple despite him being the reason behind its founding, and sold his stake in the company.
• This was a difficult experience for Jobs, but he said that this was a good thing
• This caused Jobs to create a new company, NeXT Step
• Billionaires such as Ross Perot helped to finance this new company
• In 1989, Jobs was to produce the first computer, named NeXT, but although it was an advanced technical, it was not a commercial success because of its high cost
• Jobs prioritized advanced and functional work platforms rather than standalone PCs.
• He implemented the object-oriented programming system, a foundational element for Mac's operating system.
• Jobs grew interested in refined design, which was revolutionary at the time
• In 1986, Jobs transitioned towards animation, by purchasing the computer graphics of Lucasfilm, renaming it Pixar.
• Pixar became one the largest cartoon animation companies, known to produce many famous movies.
• Due to continuous losses, Jobs' NeXT factory closed in February 1993, focusing on software.
• Apple declined until 1997, when Jobs returned.
• Apple launched the iMac computer, revitalizing the company's market position
• Jobs became the permanent CEO in January 2000 and owned 30 million shares
• Apple's profits surged, and Jobs became known for showcasing the new products
• A second phase was when Jobs entered the world of cartoon cinema but used technology to enhance them
• In 1986, he bought animated studios for 10 million USD and became the executive officer and Head of Board
• He then merged the new mobile images with the computer and won a prize in 1988 with Tin Toy
• Jobs used advancements to morph the animated work from a typical shape to a new shape.
• Pixar and Walt Disney produced feature films like Toy Story (1995) which led to huge revenue
• The shares rose up to $39 where Jobs received USD$1.50 for each share and he became richer
• Steve Jobs passed away on October 5, 2011.
• Apple stated that the company's co-founder had passed away.
• He died at 56 years old, and resigned from his chief executive role a month before
• The medical examiners of Santa Clara County announced that death had occurred from a respiratory issue sourced to pancreas cancer, and the death was announced an hour after he passed

Mobile usage

• Jobs brought the change towards mobile usage into the technology world by first converting from desk PCs to PCs for all uses in the year 2000
• These products consisted of iPod, iPhone, iPad, the iTunes store, and the Apple App store
• Jobs introduced the iPod in 2001, also the music mobile device that enabled many to download songs from MP3
• Being clever convinced music company to provide marketing rights for their song
• Then he introduced iTunes which enables songs and other music to stream on the internet