I, Steve：Steve Jobs In His Own Words

Drawnfrommorethanthreedecadesofmediacoverage?print,electronic,andonline?thistributeservesupthebest,mostthought-provokinginsightseverspokenbySteveJobs:morethan200quotationsthatareessentialreadingforeveryonewhoseeksinnovativesolutionsandinspirationsapplicabletotheirbusiness,regardlessofsize.Jobs,whopassedawayonOctober5,2011attheageof56,co-foundedApplein1976.HesteppeddownfromthatroleinAugust2011,bringinganendtooneofthegreatest,mosttransformativebusinesscareersinhistory.Overtheyears,Jobsgavecountlessinterviewstothemedia,explainingwhathecalled?thevisionthing”?hisunmatchedabilitytoenvision,andsuccessfullybringtothemarketplace,consumerproductsthatpeoplefindsimplyirresistible.Jobsmadeanindeliblemarkinmultipleindustries,andplayedanenormousroleincreatingothers.ConsiderhowJobsandAppleshapedthefollowingfields:personalcomputers(laptopanddesktop),apps(formultipleelectronicdevices),computeranimation(Pixar),music(iTunes),telecommunications(iPhone),personaldigitaldevices(iPod),books(iBook),and,mostrecently,tablets(iPad).Jobswasthegreatestbusinessvisionaryofourera.I,SteveistheperfectgiftorreferenceitemforeveryoneinterestedinthisgreatAmericanoriginal.