FBI background interviews of some people who knew Apple co-founder Steve Jobs reveal a man driven by power and alienating some of the people who worked with him. In the FBI documents released Thursday, many of those who knew Jobs praised him, speaking highly of Jobs’ character and integrity and asserting that he always conducted [...]
Barbara Walters broke her own rule in this year’s “The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2011.” She named a man to the top spot who passed away this year. It’s easy to see what would prompt her to do so. The number one most fascinating person this year was Steve Jobs. Walters said that when [...]
Steve Jobs expressed admiration for the Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, for not selling out and dominating the social networking space, his official biographer has revealed. Steve Jobs expressed admiration for the Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, for not selling out and dominating the social networking space, his official biographer has revealed. According to Walter Isaacson, the [...]
A new biography portrays Steve Jobs as a sceptic all his life – giving up religion because he was troubled by starving children, calling executives who took over Apple “corrupt” and delaying cancer surgery in favour of cleansings and herbal medicine. “Steve Jobs” by Walter Isaacson, to be published on Monday, also says Jobs came [...]
Lower than predicted iPhone sales saw Apple fall uncharacteristically short of analysts’ expectations as it posted its fourth-quarter earnings. In the first figures posted since the death of co-founder Steve Jobs earlier this month, the California-based company recorded revenues of $28.3bn (£18bn) – some way short of analysts expectations. In the last quarter just over [...]
Colleagues and competitors of Steve Jobs, including Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg, are reflecting on the passing of Apple’s co-founder and the effect his products had on the world. Jobs, who passed away from complications with pancreatic cancer, is widely-regarded as one of the industry’s founding fathers, along with Microsoft founder Bill Gates. Apple and [...]
Steve Jobs, the transcendent Silicon Valley entrepreneur who reinvented the world’s computing, music and mobile phone industries and changed the daily habits of millions around the globe, died on Wednesday at the age of 56. His death after a years-long battle with pancreatic cancer sparked an immediate outpouring of tributes as world leaders, business rivals [...]
It’s a lofty claim, but surely not one that many would disagree with. And Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak was so steadfast in his belief that resigning Apple CEO Steve Jobs is a technological marvel, he repeated his praise twice during an interview with Bloomberg West‘s Emily Chang and Cory Johnson. First labeling Jobs as “the [...]
Apple has officially confirmed that CEO Steve Jobs will continue the tradition of presenting the opening keynote address at Worldwide Developers Conference 2011 next week. So far, the Cupertino, Calif.-based company has announced that a more in-depth look at Lion, the eighth and latest version of Mac OS X, as well as a new product [...]
Apple (AAPL) CEO Steve Jobs announced an indefinite medical leave of absence today, so he can focus on his health. As he did during his last leave in 2009 (to receive a liver transplant), Jobs says he will remain CEO and will be involved in major strategic decisions, while COO Tim Cook runs the company’s [...]
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