Founder of Apple - Steve Jobs has died

In the US, a 57-year life died founder of the famous Apple's Steve Jobs. It is called the genius of IT-industry, enthusiastic dreamer, leads the boldest ideas - that what others could not think.



Steve Jobs was born in 1955 in the Californian city of San Francisco. In the late 70's has become one of the developers of the first commercially successful PC series - Apple II, and already in the 80s invented the Macintosh - the first computer mouse control.



In 1984, after losing a power struggle with the board of directors, Jobs leaves Apple and founded his own company - NeXT, a computer platform that develops for schools and businesses.


1985: Jobs co-founded the animation studio Pixar. In 2006, acquires The Walt Disney Company. Steve Jobs has become the largest private shareholder of Disney (7%) and a member of the board of directors of Disney. Under his leadership, the studio produced such films as "Toy Story" and "Monsters, Inc.».





12 years later, Apple bought NeXT, and Jobs is again at the helm of the company, which he founded. He invented the iPhone and iPad - first phones and tablets with a glass multitouch display.



In 2004, it was reported that doctors found a malignant tumor in Jobs in the pancreas. Later, the tumor was successfully removed. In 2009, entrepreneurs and innovators underwent surgery for a liver transplant.

Jobs himself preferred not to dwell on his state of health, although becoming more visible thinness, indicating depletion of global concern.



On January 17, 2011, Steve Jobs was on leave for health reasons. Several times he interrupted a vacation to personally present to the public the next novelties Apple.

August 24, 2011, Jobs announced his retirement from the post of head of Apple. In his letter of resignation, he urged to appoint his successor Tim Cook. At her request, Jobs was appointed chairman of the board of directors of Apple.

Steve Jobs died on October 5, 2011 - one day after the presentation of the new product line from Apple, which was unable to attend in person.


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