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His sister, Mona Simpson, described his death thus: "Steve's final words, hours earlier, were monosyllables, repeated three times. Before embarking, he'd looked at his sister Patty, then for a long time at his children, then at his life's partner, Laurene, and then over their shoulders past them.
Steve Jobs: 'Death Is Life's Best Invention' On October 5, 2011, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs left his legacy after creating and growing the biggest company in the world from scratch in a garage ...
Make Something Wonderful is a posthumous collection of Steve Jobs' words, released more than 11 years after the Apple co-founder's death. Compiled by a small group of family, friends, and former colleagues, the book offers an intimate view of Jobs' life and thoughts through his notes, drafts, letters, speeches, oral histories, interviews, photos, and mementos.
Laurene Powell Jobs (née Powell; born November 6, 1963) [1] [2] is an American billionaire businesswoman executive and philanthropist. [3] She is the widow of Steve Jobs, who was the co-founder and former CEO of Apple Inc., and she manages the Steve Jobs Trust. [4] [5] She is the founder and chairman of Emerson Collective [3] and XQ Institute. [6]
Last night, the sad news that Steve Jobs had passed on hit the newswires. An outpouring of grief has followed; few leaders have had the transformative impact of Steve Jobs. His turnaround story ...
The late Steve Jobs told Bob Iger not to stay too long at Disney before he passed away in 2011. Jobs said that Iger should retire so that he would still have time to enjoy the good things in life.
Steve Jobs also returned to Apple as a consultant. [71] The deal was finalized on February 7, 1997. [72] [73] In 2000, Jobs took the CEO position as a permanent assignment, [74] holding the position until his resignation on August 24, 2011, shortly before his death on October 5, 2011. [75]
As Jobs and Apple became more successful, his relationship with Brennan grew more complex. In 1977 Brennan, Daniel Kottke , and Jobs moved into a house near the Apple office in Cupertino . Brennan notes that Jobs wanted the three of them to live together because, "Steve told me that he didn't want to get a house with just the two of us because ...