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'''Steve Paul Jobs''' (born 1955 Los Altos CA) served as the CEO of [[Apple Inc.|Apple, Inc.]] until August 24, 2011, which he had co-founded with [[Steve Wozniak]] in 1976. Jobs left in the mid-1980s after losing control of the company, but later returned in the mid-1990s to eventually restore it to preeminence. He is credited with overseeing the development and marketing of the Macintosh, the iPad, the iPhone, and the iPod.

'''Steve Paul Jobs''' (1955-2011<ref>http://www.apple.com/stevejobs/</ref>; born in Los Altos CA) served as the CEO of [[Apple Inc.|Apple, Inc.]] until August 24, 2011, which he co-founded with [[Steve Wozniak]] in 1976. He also co-founded [[Pixar]] Animation Studios in 1986.  

He also co-founded [[Pixar]] Animation Studios in 1986. Pixar merged with The [[Walt Disney Company]] in 2006, and Jobs now serves on Disney's board of directors.  Jobs is one the very few persons who has been successful with running a company that takes a horizontal diversification approach (selling and marketing a variety of products that would appeal to their original consumer base). He is also one of the [[adoption success stories]].

Jobs left Apple in the mid-1980s after losing control of the company, but later returned in the mid-1990s to eventually restore it to preeminence. He was credited with overseeing the development and marketing of the Macintosh, the iPad, the iPhone, and the iPod.

 

Steve Jobs co-founded [[Pixar]] Animation Studios in 1986. Pixar merged with The [[Walt Disney Company]] in 2006, and Jobs served on Disney's board of directors.  Jobs was one the very few persons to successfully run a company that takes a horizontal diversification approach (selling and marketing a variety of products that would appeal to their original consumer base). He was also one of the [[adoption success stories]].

::''I love beautiful objects. I love creating them. Negative people upset me... Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.''  

::''I love beautiful objects. I love creating them. Negative people upset me... Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.''  

Steve Jobs grew up in the apricot orchards which later became known as [[Silicon Valley]], and still lives there with his wife and three children. <ref>http://www.geocities.com/franktau/History1.html</ref>

Steve Jobs grew up in the apricot orchards which later became known as [[Silicon Valley]], and lived there with his wife and three children before his death on October 5, 2011.<ref>http://www.geocities.com/franktau/History1.html</ref><ref>http://www.apple.com/stevejobs/</ref>

Jobs is the lead or co-inventor on 313 Apple patents, mostly on designs rather than as utility patients.  This is far more than most technology executives, such as [[Bill Gates]].  

Jobs co-invented 313 Apple patents, mostly on designs rather than as utility patients.  This is far more than most technology executives, such as [[Bill Gates]].  

Jobs is a liberal who has donated over $150,000 in soft-money to causes related to the [[Democratic Party]].<ref>http://www.newsmeat.com/billionaire_political_donations/Steve_Jobs.php</ref> Jobs has been criticized for being a hypocrite who promotes liberal causes to further his own business agenda.<ref>http://www.wired.com/gadgets/mac/commentary/cultofmac/2006/01/70072</ref>

Jobs was a liberal who had donated over $150,000 in soft-money to causes related to the [[Democratic Party]].<ref>http://www.newsmeat.com/billionaire_political_donations/Steve_Jobs.php</ref> Jobs has been criticized for being a hypocrite who promotes liberal causes to further his own business agenda.<ref>http://www.wired.com/gadgets/mac/commentary/cultofmac/2006/01/70072</ref>

== Awards ==

== Awards ==