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The iPhone is the most commonly known and up to date modernized phone on the market today; However, the iPhone doesn 't stand a chance compared to its earlier ancestors and their impact on the technological evolution that helped shape the future forever. Steve Jobs is widely known for his inspiration and continued assistance with the company 's growth and development throughout the years up until his tragic death. Steve Jobs and his friend Wozniak were known for their brilliance and dedication to a society free from limits and not restricted to certain technologies. Jobs began his now globally known corporation in his parent’s garage, showing just how much his ideas and confidence for his product grew rapidly and with much success. So much …show more content…
During this time we can see just how important Jobs truly was to this company. Regardless of who, each new CEO that tried to fill Jobs’ shoes failed miserably and didn’t last long in office. Gil who was the last CEO until Jobs’ return was depicted in the movie as a failure and, to Jobs, a disgrace to the company 's integrity. Jobs then brings the company back to the top with his new visions for the future and confidence in Apple to be the largest success story in the world. The film Jobs(2013), starring Ashton Kutcher, is an accurate depiction of just how important Steve Jobs was to the company by showing us how the company declined without him, how he was brought back to power, and how he returned Apple to its former …show more content…
Apple is still a very profitable company today and is a huge success even without jobs, however many believe that if jobs was still here the company would be even more advanced than it already is, “He had become a far better leader, less of a go-to-hell aesthete who cared only about making beautiful objects, now he was a go-to-hell aesthete who cared about making beautiful objects that made money” (Peter Elkind). The quote discusses how Jobs first response affected the company and turned it to success even with a few losses. This quote also shows Jobs was in fact the pride and success of the company showing that without Jobs present the company would not be where it is today and might even have fallen into decline and would have been nothing.The company, Apple, is based entirely around Jobs and his vision for the future. Without Jobs here today, we hope that what he left us with will be enough to carry us on for generations to

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