Late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was born 69 years ago today, February 24, 1955. Jobs passed away on October 5, 2011, following a long battle with pancreatic cancer.
Jobs co-founded Apple, along with Steve Wozniak, the company’s first computer offering was the Apple-I in kit form which was sold for $666.66. The best-selling Apple II followed, as did the Lisa (which was a flop due to being expensive), the Macintosh (which continues to sell well to this day), and other innovative devices that defined Apple at the time. Jobs was ousted from Apple in 1985 and founded NeXT, but Apple struggled without its co-founder.
Happily, Jobs saved the company from the brink of extinction, when he returned to the company in 1997 after being ousted 12 years before.
As he always does, Apple CEO Tim Cook paid tribute to Jobs on Twitter today:
Thinking of my friend Steve on his birthday — the lives he touched, the vision he shared, and the profound impact he had on our world. “We’re here to put a dent in the universe. Otherwise, why else even be here?” pic.twitter.com/ONDgZ6ycCe
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) February 24, 2024
Happy Birthday, Steve, thanks for following your heart.
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma—which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.” – Steve Jobs
Happy Birthday, Steve. Thanks for putting a ding in the universe.
