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How Steve Jobs's Life Impacted Apple

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According to The Verge over 1 billion Apple products are active worldwide. That is a huge number. These products trace back to one man's vision, Steve Jobs. Steve Jobs’ life has impacted Apple all the way back to its origin and still affecting the company till today. Steve Jobs has shown success doesn't happen overnight. Through hard work and determination Steve Jobs proved that an idea could go from a humble small start like his work on the Macintosh to an impactful legacy which is now known as Apple. On February 24th, 1955, in San Francisco, California, a child was born to Joanne Simpson and Abdulfattah Jandalli, and was later put up for adoption. The infant was later adopted by Clara and Paul Jobs and named Steven “Steve” …show more content…

Steve Wozniak at the time attended the University of California, Berkeley. In 2007 PC World sat down with Steve Wozniak to discuss his relationship with Steve Jobs. Steve Wozniak stated “We both loved electronics and the way we used to hook up digital chips… We both had pretty much sort of an independent attitude about things in the world.” Due to their love and understanding for electronics Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs were able to click and get along so well. Soon Steve Jobs went to a college called Read College in Portland, Oregon. He dropped out six months later to take part in creative classes on the campus. When he took part in these classes he develop an interest in typography, the art of arranging type or processing data from printed matter. Steve Jobs also went on a trip to India for spiritual reasons. During this time of Steve Jobs’ life he was intelligent but directionless. He had trouble with psychedelic drugs as well. However it wasn't until 1976 he began to find his …show more content…

Without Steve Jobs, Wozniak, and their team imagine how hard it would be to reach the feeds of creating a computer access able to us personally. Steve Jobs has took his knowledge and passion for electronics and modernized to a more simpler efficient version for millions of people to use worldwide. Steve Jobs’ clever and unique style of business has led to success in companies like Pixar and Apple. Jobs’ work in these fields have showed us how technology has dictated our lives whether it would be for entertainment purposes in watching movies or how we have accessibility to information to better our learning and education. However, Steve Jobs’ legacy didn't just affect technology. His products has redefined the phrase “eco-friendly” by reinforcing a policy in where all Apple products use materials from recycled paper and plastic. Furthermore Steve Jobs gave us an example that you don't strike success in a day. He has proven that persistence, passion, and pouring you sweat and tears into a dream or an idea can pay off. Steve Jobs represented a strong winning attitude can lead to success. It would be hard to picture world without Steve

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