Steve Jobs History

Stephen G. Wozniak, 26 and Steve Jobs, 21 established Apple Computer Incorporated in

1996. Although Stephen G. Wozniak had initially fashioned and built the first productive microcomputer in 1975, valid success came when Wozniak and Jobs introduced the Apple II, which offered features that made the microcomputer much more appealing to many individuals that may have shied away from the sudden, unfamiliar introduction of technology. Just three years after the official start, Apple’s revenues stood estimated at more than 100 million USD and the company had more than 1000 employees. In 1983 and in 1984 Apple while facing strong competition from IBM released two different computers, the Lisa named after his daughter and the more cost efficient Macintosh. In the

Shortly thereafter the Apple iPod became available. Remarkably, both the iTunes program and the iPod were released in 2001.

2003 and 2008 brought more advance pickings tailored to an array of individuals as always but especially for those already existing consumers looking to upgrade and ultimately move further into the booming world of technology and convenience. Not surprisingly, the market continued to attract competition, however Apple wasn’t going anywhere except forward. In 2009 Steve

Jobs made the decision to join the gaming market by offering support via electronic devices for peer to peer play or P2P. Now for the bad news…Apple also had to experience failure and loss in order to appreciate such gains. “Failure is success if we learn from it.” Malcolm Forbes

Sadly, after steadily battling pancreatic cancer, co-founder Steve Jobs passed away from respiratory arrest in the afternoon of October 5, 2011. Although fairly well known for