Whether you’re a fan of the Cupertino empire or not, there’s no denying that Steve Jobs is one of the most authoritative business pioneers of our day. The Chairman and CEO of Apple Inc (NYSE: AAPL) has an estimated networth of $8.3 billion. Some techies may tend to forget that Jobs is Disney’s largest individual shareholder at 7%, and is also a member of Disney’s Board of Directors.
Many would consider the highlights of Jobs’ career to be the commercial that presented the Apple Macintosh Computer to the world and unquestionably the famous introduction of the Apple Macintosh on January 24, 1984. Not to mention his more recent products that have gained him worldwide notoriety, and forever changed the consumer electronics market.
Jobs traditionally wears the trademark black long-sleeved mock turtleneck made by St. Croix, Levi’s 501 blue jeans, and New Balance 991 shoes. One of his favorite cars is a silver 2006 Mercedes SL 55 AMG, of which has no license plates on it.
Steve Jobs is a very complex individual and his personal life is full of complications. Steve was adopted and raised by Paul and Clara Jobs. Steve’s biological parents are Joanne Carole Schieble and Abdulfattah Jandali. Abdulfattah “John” Jandali was a political science professor and is of Syrian descent.
After Jobs was given up for adoption by his biological parents, the couple had a daughter named Mona and decided to raise this child. John, the father of Steve Jobs, said the complications arose because that Joanne’s father didn’t want her to marry him. After her father died, the two got married. By then of course, Steve Jobs had settled in with his adoptive parents.
Mona Simpson (surname after a stepfather) is a well-known novelist and UCLA professor of English. Steve Jobs and his biological sister Mona would not meet until both were grown adults.
Talk about perplexity! On August 28, 2008, Bloomberg erringly published the obituary of Steve Jobs.
Steve has his fans too. I ran across one story where a fan remembered a phone call from Steve. It’s a very good moment that reflects the dedication of the man.
The biography will be the product of three years worth of exclusive interviews, with bestselling author Walter Isaacson
The book — Steve Jobs: A Biography
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