4. STEVEN PAUL JOBS
He was co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Apple.
He was co-founder, and previously served as chief executive of
Pixar Animation Studios.
He was named Apple advisor in 1996, interim CEO in 1997, and CEO
from 2000 until his resignation.
He formed Apple Computer in its garage with Steve Wozniak and
Ronald in 1976.
APPLE LOGO IN 1977
5. Q: What can we learn from Apple's struggle to innovate during
the decade before you returned in 1997?
A: You need a very product-oriented culture, even in a technology
company. Lots of companies have tons of great engineers and smart people.
But ultimately, there needs to be some gravitational force that pulls it all
together. Otherwise, you can get great pieces of technology all floating around
the universe. But it doesn't add up to much. That's what was missing at Apple
for a while. There were bits and pieces of interesting things floating
around, but not that gravitational pull.
6. LET’S TAKE A QUICK LOOK BACK AT SOME OF THE TOP
INVENTIONS OF STEVE JOBS.
The First Apple
10. APPLE G4
In 2001, Apple introduced the G4
with dual 1.25 GHz processors and
512 MB of RAM, upgradeable to
2GB. It also featured the Apple
SuperDrive, which combines a
DVD-R and a CD-RW drive. A 120
GB Hard Drive rounded out the
package. It sold for $3,300 without
a monitor.
