STEVE JOB was a genius and a visionary who revolutionized computers through ​Apple ​,

movies through ​Pixar​ ,music through the​ iPod​ and​ iTunes​ . . . and mobile communication
with the ​iPhone​ and the ​iPad.
—​1955​. ​STEVE JOBS​ is born in San Francisco to a Syrian Muslim grad student named
Abdulfattah, and an American classmate.
—​1972​. He drops out of his first semester of college in Portland, Oregon, earns money by
returning Coke bottles, and scores free meals at the local Hare Krishna temple.
—​1974​ – ​1975​. He quits his first job at Atari to backpack across India, take psychedelic
drugs, convert to Buddhism, and shave his head .
—​1976​. ​STEVE JOBS​ and ​STEVE WOZNIAK​ form Apple Computers and build their first
personal computer in Job’s parents’ garage.
—​1977​. Apple releases the Apple Two, which becomes the first widely-used personal
computer in the world.
—​1980.​ Apple goes public. After one day of trading, Jobs is worth ​$239 MILLION​.
—​1983.​ Apple announces “Lisa,” the first computer to be controlled using a MOUSE.
—​1984​. Apple launches the Macintosh, a desktop computer with the screen built in. One
year later, Jobs would leave Apple.
—​1986.​ Jobs buys Pixar Animation Studios for ​$10 MILLION​. In 1995 they release ​“Toy
Story”,​ the first movie made entirely with computer animation. It changes animation
forever. When Pixar goes public, Jobs becomes a billionaire.
—​1996.​ With Apple dying and about to be sold or killed off, Jobs returns, and becomes
CEO. He takes a salary of ​$1​.
—​1998.​ Apple releases the iMac. It becomes the fastest-selling personal computer ever.
Apple immediately returns to being profitable and makes money for four quarters in a row.
—​2001.​ Apple introduces their first retail store and releases the iPod. There are now 357
Apple Stores. The iPod would capture more than a ​75%​ ​market share​ and turned out to be
the device that finally led digital music past the CD era.
—​2003.​ Apple launches the iTunes music store. This began the transition away from illegal
digital music downloading and toward people LEGALLY listening to music again.
—​2007.​ Apple introduces the iPhone, the first phone with a touchscreen and no keyboard.
It revolutionized the cell phone industry.
—​2010.​ Apple introduces the iPad . . . a device no one even knew they needed until they
tried one. Apple now has at least an ​80%​ share of the tablet market and they’re used
at ​92%​ of Fortune 500 companies.
—​2011.​ Apple . the company Jobs started in his parents’ garage is briefly the world’s most
valuable company. On August 9th, for a few hours, Apple’s ​market cap​ital hit ​$342
BILLION​ while ExxonMobil’s was at ​$341 BILLION​.
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