Jobs was inspired from when he went to Xerox research center, where all the things listed in the last sentence were being used. The thing he did was put all of the things into one computer. Of course Jobs added his own touches while putting it together. Before this computer, typography on the screen wasn’t used. Job made sure that the Macintosh showed text on the screen. Before this, it was drawn on the computer like a typewriter. He even had an option of having different fonts. The reason he did this was because while he was in college he got bored with the font types offered. He took a class on calligraphy to help him figure out what fonts he liked. Although Steve didn’t invent the mouse, it was something he was obsessed with the whole time
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He wanted to make something like that for music (Moisescot). In 2001, Jobs came up with a gadget called the iPod. He described it as “A whole music library that you can fit into your pocket”. It was a portable music player that started at $399. When you used it to download music, it was considered to be “lightning fast” (“The Apple Revolution: 10 Key Moments”). Jobs saw how hard it was to actually find a downloading site that wouldn’t mess up your computer. He also saw how much money could come out of his own music downloading place. In April of 2003, the iTunes store was made. Songs sold for $0.99. In just one week of iTunes being used, over one million songs were sold. After this, Jobs introduced the iPod mini, iPod shuffle, iPod nano, and the iPod video. Today millions of iPods are still being sold …show more content…
This could eventually be cured by a surgery. As hard headed as Jobs was, he refused to have the surgery. Instead, he tried his own treatments and diets to see if he could heal himself without the surgery. In July 2004, Jobs agreed to have the surgery. He was healthy for the next five years. In June 2008, people started noticing his appearance. You could tell his health was declining. In December 2008, Apple announced that Jobs would be taking 6 months off to be with family. In April 2009, he had a liver transplant that didn’t help at all. He was months from death. On August 24, 2011, he resigned from Apple. The last thing he accomplished was the iPad. On October 5, 2011, at age 56, Steven Paul Jobs lost his life to cancer. The day before he passed, he watched the iPhone 4s come into the world
He wanted to make something like that for music (Moisescot). In 2001, Jobs came up with a gadget called the iPod. He described it as “A whole music library that you can fit into your pocket”. It was a portable music player that started at $399. When you used it to download music, it was considered to be “lightning fast” (“The Apple Revolution: 10 Key Moments”). Jobs saw how hard it was to actually find a downloading site that wouldn’t mess up your computer. He also saw how much money could come out of his own music downloading place. In April of 2003, the iTunes store was made. Songs sold for $0.99. In just one week of iTunes being used, over one million songs were sold. After this, Jobs introduced the iPod mini, iPod shuffle, iPod nano, and the iPod video. Today millions of iPods are still being sold …show more content…
This could eventually be cured by a surgery. As hard headed as Jobs was, he refused to have the surgery. Instead, he tried his own treatments and diets to see if he could heal himself without the surgery. In July 2004, Jobs agreed to have the surgery. He was healthy for the next five years. In June 2008, people started noticing his appearance. You could tell his health was declining. In December 2008, Apple announced that Jobs would be taking 6 months off to be with family. In April 2009, he had a liver transplant that didn’t help at all. He was months from death. On August 24, 2011, he resigned from Apple. The last thing he accomplished was the iPad. On October 5, 2011, at age 56, Steven Paul Jobs lost his life to cancer. The day before he passed, he watched the iPhone 4s come into the world