CREATOR OF APPLE
Steve Jobs, the creator of Apple and NeXT faced many ups and downs in his life. Even after death, his story keeps on inspiring many aspirants to succeed and move ahead in their career. Legends are born, they say. But Steve Jobs is one such legend who created a legacy behind himself with determination and commitment towards his ambitions and dreams. A man, who even after leaving this world never fails to inspire the youngsters to make a better world for themselves even in unfavourable conditions.
Some Facts about Steve Jobs
Born out of wedlock, Steve was not a child his biological parents wanted. Both graduate students, his parents wanted a girl instead of a boy and because of this reason they gave up Steve for adoption. His foster father was a car mechanic and fixed automobiles for a living. Steve dropped out of Reed College in the first semester. It means his highest educational qualification was high school. While at the college, he used to sleep on the floor, ate the free weekly meals at the local ‘Hare Krishna Temple’ and sold the empty coke bottle for food money.
He was fired from the company he created in 1985, was publicly humiliated due to his struggle with the board of directors of Apple and later on came back as CEO of the same company after his new journey NeXT was taken over by Apple.
Diagnosed with a rare kind of cancer - pancreatic cancer in 2003, he struggled for eight long years finally failed to it. This is all about the life of Steve Jobs in a nutshell. What does it say? It is a life full of struggle and hardship. It shows the steel strength of a man who overcame the depressing conditions and turned out to be a winner. It, also, shows how the ‘Never say die’ attitude of the founder of Apple was instrumental in creating a revolution in the IT and technology world.