Think Different.
Steve Jobs, more than other one person, disrupted and reinvented the personal computer industry, animated motion pictures, music sales, retail stores, mobile phones and tablet computing.
–1976. STEVE JOBS and STEVE WOZNIAK form Apple Computers and build their first personal computer . . . in Jobs’ parents’ garage.
–1977. Apple releases the Apple Two, which becomes the first widely-used personal computer in the world.
–1984. Apple launches the Macintosh, a desktop computer with the screen built in.
–1986. Jobs buys Pixar Animation Studios for $10 MILLION. In 1995 they release “Toy Story”
–1998. Apple releases the iMac. It becomes the fastest-selling personal computer ever.
–2001. Apple introduces their first retail store and releases the iPod.
–2003. Apple launches the iTunes music store. This began the transition away from illegal digital music downloading and toward people LEGALLY listening to music again.
–2007. Apple introduces the iPhone
–2010. Apple introduces the iPad
–2011. Apple . . . the company Jobs started in his parents’ garage . . . is briefly the world’s most valuable company.
