Today it was announced that Steve Jobs passed away. Jobs was only 56 years old. If you look at what Jobs accomplished in his lifetime it is pretty amazing. People forget that even Steve Jobs was fired from the company he founded. Jobs left in 1985 and came back in 1996. I would say that the real innovation at Apple came in the new few years with the IPod in 2000, IPhone in 2007, and IPad in 2010. Clearly, these products made everyone better off. Steve Jobs was able to figure out what millions of people would enjoy. The vision Steve Jobs had allowed us to listen to hours of music, video conference with people from a cell phone, and introduced one of the first multiuse phones that allowed for internet access. People describe Jobs has obsessed with details. Steve Jobs obsession for perfection made our lives better. Not only did Steve Jobs enrich millions of lives by providing employees with jobs, money, and benefits, but made himself wealthy in the process. According to Forbes, in 2011 Steve Jobs had a net worth of $8.3 billion. By pursing his passion and being obsessed with details he made himself better off an in addition thoroughly served his fellow man.
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