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1955–2011 United States
Steven Paul Jobs (24 February 1955 – 5 October 2011) was the Chairman and CEO of Apple Inc., a company he founded with Steve Wozniak in 1976. He was also the CEO of Pixar Animation Studios until it was acquired by the Walt Disney Company in 2006.
United States Businesspeople Also known as: Jobs, Steve, Steven Jobs, Steven Paul Jobs
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You're ripping us off! I trusted you, and now you're stealing from us!
Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.
the Journey Is the Reward (1988)
What a computer is to me is it's the most remarkable tool that we have ever come up with. It's the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds.
Memory and Imagination: New Pathways to the Library of Congress (1991)
The subscription model of buying music is bankrupt. I think you could make available the Second Coming in a subscription model and it might not be successful.
Creativity is just connecting things.
Sometimes I believe in God, sometimes I don’t. I think it’s 50-50 maybe.
A friend of the family asked me which Apple computer she should buy. She couldn’t figure out the differences among them and I couldn’t give her clear guidance, either.
If I knew in 1986 how much it was going to cost to keep Pixar going, I doubt if I would have bought the company.
We're always thinking about new markets we could enter, but it's only by saying no that you can concentrate on the things that are really important.
It will go down in history as a turning point for the music industry. This is landmark stuff. I can't overestimate it!
I get asked a lot why Apple's customers are so loyal. It's not because they belong to the Church of Mac! That's ridiculous.
The HD revolution is over, it happened. HD won. Everybody wants HD.
Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.
It looks like it's from another planet. A good planet. A planet with better designers
They're babes in the woods. I think I can help turn Alvy and Ed into businessmen.
By the way, what have you done that's so great? Do you create anything, or just criticize others work and belittle their motivations?
I make 50 cents for showing up … and the other 50 cents is based on my performance.
There are folks here from 48 different countries.
You know, you keep on innovating, you keep on making better stuff. And if you always want the latest and greatest, then you have to buy a new iPod at least once a year.
We intend to release Leopard at the end of 2006 or early 2007, right around the time when Microsoft is expected to release Longhorn.
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