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Steve Jobs explains why Apple wasn’t keen on tablet computing back in 2003
Apple didn’t release the first tablet computer or even come up with the idea for tablet computing itself. If anything, Microsoft, and Bill Gates in particular, were championing tablet computers years before the iPad was released. In this video clip from the first All Things D conference in 2003, former Apple CEO Steve Jobs explains […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs the neighbor
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
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Lisen Stromberg, a Palo Alto neighbor of Steve Jobs, writes about the former Apple CEO from a different perspective, describing him in a role markedly different from the one he occupied as the head of billion dollar company. I first met Steve (does anyone call him Mr. Jobs anymore?) years ago at a backyard pool […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs’ father regrets giving him up for adoption; hopes to one day meet his son
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
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Those familiar with Steve Jobs’ life story know that Jobs was adopted as a child and has never met his birth parents. It’s also well known that Jobs’ biological father is of Syrian descent. In the wake of Jobs’ resignation, new details surrounding Jobs’ adoption, the reasons behind it, and the man who is Jobs’ […]
Continue reading...On meeting Steve Jobs in an elevator and Jobs’ hearing loss
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
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Following Steve Jobs’ resignation as the CEO of Apple, there’s been an avalanche of interesting and poignant anecdotes about Apple’s legendary co-founder. One in particular that hasn’t gotten a lot of attention is from long time Apple employee Michael Dhuey who worked at Apple from 1980 through 2005 and was one of two people who […]
Continue reading...Mark Benioff, Salesforce CEO, recounts why he gave Apple the ‘app store’ trademark
Monday, August 29, 2011
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Apple is currently embroiled in a lawsuit with Amazon over the latter’s use of the phrase ‘app store’ in connection with the Amazon App Store. Apple’s suit accuses the online retailing giant of both trademark infringement and unfair competition while Amazon asserts that term ‘app store’ is a generic phrase that doesn’t warrant trademark protection. […]
Continue reading...Steve jobs’ daily calendar post CEO [Photo]
Monday, August 29, 2011
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Steve Jobs many no longer be Apple’s CEO, but in his new role as chairman of the board, Jobs will reportedly maintain an active involvement in Apple’s product strategy and long term plans. Late last week, Walt Mossberg cited extremely well-informed sources at Apple claiming, “To be very clear, Jobs, while seriously ill, is very […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs’ legacy at Apple will extend far beyond the products released under his tenure
Monday, August 29, 2011
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It’s been awhile since we experienced Apple without Steve Jobs at the helm. Jobs last week tendered his resignation and helped usher in a new era with former COO Tim Cook set to take the reigns of the world’s most innovative and successful technology company. While Steve Jobs will reportedly remain actively involved in Apple’s […]
Continue reading...Robert Cringely on Jobs’ resignation
Saturday, August 27, 2011
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With Steve Jobs no longer the CEO of Apple, one of the more pressing questions centers on how Apple will survive without Jobs’ active involvement in the company. This, however, misses the point. Over the past few months, Tim Cook has been Apple’s acting CEO while Steve Jobs was busy tending to his medical issues. […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs’ involvement on 313 Apple patents underscores his passion and attention to detail
Friday, August 26, 2011
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As anyone out there’s who’s looked at an Apple patent knows, the name Steve P. Jobs often appears as a listed inventor on some of Apple’s most important patents. Famously, Jobs is a college drop out who even without any formal training in computer science, engineering, architecture, and UI design was able to lend his […]
Continue reading...Mossberg: Jobs to remain involved in developing future products and strategy
Thursday, August 25, 2011
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Walt Mossberg, who Jobs has previously referred to as Apple’s “friend”, writes that Jobs’ resignation marks the end of an era. Notably, and as relayed by other sources, Jobs’ resignation doesn’t mean that the Apple co-founder will be stepping away from the company.
Continue reading...Upcoming Steve Jobs biography to include details of Jobs’ resignation
Thursday, August 25, 2011
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Steve Jobs, Apple icon and visionary, resigned yesterday as Apple CEO after returning the company he co-founded to prominence after Apple acquired NeXT in 1996. Apple’s new CEO will be former COO Tim Cook who over the past few months has already been handling the day to day CEO duties at Apple while Jobs tended […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs worked a full day at Apple before resigning
Thursday, August 25, 2011
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It’s nice to see the outpouring of Steve Jobs stories and anecdotes following his resignation as Apple CEO, but based on some of the narratives we’ve been seeing in the blogosphere, you would have thought that Steve Jobs died yesterday and not just resigned.
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Thursday, September 1, 2011
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