Changes

168 bytes added ,  04:32, August 25, 2011
improved intro
Line 1: Line 1:  
[[Image:Jobs.jpg|thumb|left|160px]]
 
[[Image:Jobs.jpg|thumb|left|160px]]
−
'''Steve Paul Jobs''' (born 1955 Los Altos CA) is the CEO of [[Apple Inc.|Apple, Inc.]], which he co-founded with [[Steve Wozniak]] in 1976. 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]].
+
'''Steve Paul Jobs''' (born 1955 Los Altos CA) served as the CEO of [[Apple Inc.|Apple, Inc.]] until August 25, 2011, which he had co-founded with [[Steve Wozniak]] in 1976, left in the mid-1980s after losing control of the company, and then returned in the mid-1990s to eventually restore it to preeminence. 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]].
    
::''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.''  
Anthony, Irenaeus, Siteadmin, apieditor, Bureaucrats, Check users, nsAm_Govt_101RO, nsAm_Govt_101RW, nsAm_Govt_101_ta, nsJudgesRO, nsJudgesRW, nsJudges_talkRO, nsJudges_talkRW, nsTeam2RO, nsTeam2RW, nsTeam2_talkRO, nsTeam2_talkRW, oversight, Administrators
126,644

edits