苹果乔布斯生涯介绍ppt

Still Looking Up (Cont.)

NeXT turned a profit for the first time in 1992
NeXT software needed to be made more reliable and compatible for consumers


Company slowly starts going downhill


Baidu Nhomakorabea
The Beginning of A Career

Returned to California in 1974 and was hired as a technician for Atari
Attended meetings at Wozniak’s “Homebrew Computer Club”
Education (Cont.)

Graduated high school in 1972
Enrolled in Reed College in Oregon Dropped out after one semester Slept on his friends dorm room floor and dropped in on classes of interest


Still Looking Up (Cont.)

Jobs had to make drastic decisions
Microsoft purchased NeXT software Microsoft came up with $150 million to stake in Apple Saved a dying company.
The Life of Steve Jobs
Young Steven Jobs

Born on February 24th, 1955 in San Francisco, California Put up for adoption a week after birth Adoption was finalized under the condition that Steven would attend college


Education

Skipped 5th grade
Took his first electronics class in high school


After school, attended lectures at the HewlettPackard company where he met Steve Wonzniak during work

Smooth Sailing

Most investors turned Apple down
Retired Intel executive Mike Markkula decided to invest

Markkula became chairman of Apple in May 1977

Steve convinced Wozniak to work with him in building computers
Apple

Born on April 1st, 1976
Apple I designed and prototype built First single board computer with built-in video interface

Smooth Sailing (Cont.)

Became publicly traded company in 1980
Launched LISA in 1983

First commercial computer to use GUI

Unpopular due to its few software programs and high price


Apple (Cont.)

Apple II designed in the following year
Operating System loaded automatically
Smaller Components & built-in circuitry

In 1976, Jobs looked to hire a public relations agency to help advertise
Smooth Sailing (Cont.)

Macintosh created to compete with PC
Marketed for friendliness, not just a mindless machine


Very popular – sold approximately 70,000 Macs in the first 100 days


Still Looking Up

After taking time off, Jobs wanted to get back to Apple and his love for computers
Decided to start his own company


Founded NeXT Computer in 1989
The Downfall

Sales began to plunge
Wozniak quit Apple in 1985 Board members of Apple met on May 28th, 1985 and each voted on the removal of Steve from the company
Still Looking Up (Cont.)

Jobs was criticized for wasting money that belonged to the company in 1993 Closed a NeXT factory in that February Laid off half of the employees and stopped making computers