Steve Jobs died at age 56, after years of battle against pancreatic cancer. The disease is also what makes Steve Jobs steps down as CEO of Apple Inc, a company founded from his garage.
Jobs death by bequeathing a number of innovations, which exist in a number of Apple products. Through all Apple products, as quoted from Fortune, here's 10 ways Steve Jobs changed the world:
Design:
For Jobs, how a product looks, giving the impression, and the public responded, more important than technical specifications. Therefore, if many producers chasing PC processor speed, Jobs would prefer another smart way: minimalist design.
One former employee recalled Jobs and Apple are very concerned about the design. In a meeting, inspired by the Mini Cooper car, Jobs realized the importance of a minimalist design.
"He finally decided (Mini Cooper) is cool because it is small. Steve said he knew then Apple should have a good quality metal. Most computer manufacturers use plastic moment, but he knew that the smaller the metal product requiring a very, very good. "
Music:
The new millennium enabling new ways of delivery in the field of music. This also causes a music content easily downloaded illegally, one of them by using Napster.
Apple then launched iTunes in 2003. Provider of paid digital content services also allow music sold digitally. Apple then launched its iPod music player. Synergy with iTunes makes iTunes became the largest online music retailer, with 200 million users have downloaded more than 15 billion songs.
PC:
Together with Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs founded Apple and making the Apple II. This is a very preliminary idea of the personal computer (PC). Apple was then mass-produce 8-bit computers, and become the most popular objects in the era of the '80s.
PC revolutionized the way people work. However, the production of Apple Macintosh products and then lost prestige, after Microsoft made its breakthrough with Windows. Although, Steve Jobs regained the dominance of Microsoft's hands, with her iMac in the early 21st century.
Post-PC Era:
Jobs proved a visionary. Not only revolutionized the computer with the PC, Jobs even went back to the revolution by presenting the post-PC era. With iPad tablet computers, Jobs presented a portable computer.
Ads:
Apple made a great breakthrough by creating a commercial advertising the Macintosh in 1984. In the ad, directed by Ridley Scott, Apple describes the year 1984 as George Orwell's novel, "1984".
Later, a female athlete as he ran carrying a big hammer, hammer throwing it to the screen, which is a picture of Big Brother, in the novel "1984".
Intelligent sentence was displayed Macintosh ad it: "On January 24th, Apple Computer will introduce Macintosh. And you'll see why 1984 will not be like the (novel) '1984 '," the sentence that appears at the end of the first Macintosh ad it.
iPhone:
Apple introduced the iPhone in 2007. iPhone was introduced as a pioneer of the smartphone revolution, with a minimalist design, the touch screen is very responsive, and sophisticated operating system. Apple also continues to develop the iPhone, the iPhone until the latest series 4S, which was introduced a day before the death of Steve Jobs.
Ecosystem:
The concept of "ecosystem" may be the last contribution to the business world of Steve Jobs. The idea is simple, creating a closed world that integrates hardware, software, and services, for the benefit of consumers.
The ecosystem Apple is iTunes and the AppStore, the iPhone users, iPod, or IPAD can buy a wide range of content. Ecosystem is then adapted a number of Apple's competitors. One of them is Android, the Android Market.
Mac Operating Systems:
Apple's operating system with the intention to bring more modest than its competitors, such as MS-DOS, Linux, especially Windows. However, Windows fans often complain about the lack of customization options on the Mac.
Apple Stores:
When opened in Tyson's Corner, Virginia, USA, 10 years ago, Apple Stores greeted with some skepticism. But then, Apple Stores to open 345 branches grow. This success is thanks to the arrangement of stores that estimate the location of the interaction, whether it's customers with customers, also customers with a display.
Apple Inc.:
The largest contribution Jobs is not the iPhone, iPad, or iPod, but Apple. Since returning in 1997, Jobs founded the company rebuilding of this house garage.
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