Steve Jobs, the former CEO and the co-founder of Apple Inc., passed away Wednesday after a 7 years battle with the pancreatic cancer.
Steve Jobs, along with Steve Wozniak, founded the Apple Inc. in 1976 and started to create personal computers such as Apple I and Apple II. In 1984, Jobs introduced the first commercial use PC - the Macintosh and it has quickly changed the idea about computers among the ordinary people.
Unfortunately, due to an internal conflict in 1985, Steve Jobs was fired by Apple. After that, he founded company called NeXT computer and another one called Pixar Animation. Both companies have paid an important contribution to the industry. Steve Jobs was the executive producer of 1995 3D animation film Toy Story.
Apple bought the NeXT computers in 1997 and brought back the company's co-founder Steve Jobs. He became the CEO in July of the same year and began to reform Apple by terminating projects like the Newton. In 1998, he introduced the first iMac and it has immediately raised the reputation and the market share of Apple.
In 2001, Steve Jobs introduced a portable media player named iPod and it has became a revolution in the music industry. Apple's reputation has been undergoing a significant raise in the first decade of the 21st century with the sale of the iPods.
In 2007, Apple introduced the first iPhone and it has changed people's perspectives about cellphones. The iPad, which was just introduced last year, has set up a industry standard for all tablets.
Steve Jobs was infected with the pancreatic cancer in 2004 and brought many people's attention on his health issues since then. He received a liver transplant in 2009 and took several medical leaves after that. Steve resigned as Apple CEO in August 2011 due to serious health issues, the spot of CEO has been replaced by Tim Cook. Jobs died peacefully at his home on October 5th according to his family.
After the death of Steve Jobs, Apple changed it's official websites to a huge black and white portrait of Steve to remember the death of this great man. President Obama, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and Larry Page have expressed their sorrow and sadness regarding to this sudden news.
Apple fans all around the world are currently paying a tribute to Steve Jobs by posting remembrance stickers at their local Apple Stores.
