While the market was shocked yesterday by Steve Jobs’ announcement he would be stepping down as Apple’s chief executive, markets have calmed overnight with Apple shares only falling 1%.
But with the news of Job’s resignation now soaking in, it’s a good time to look back at some of the co-founder’s biggest moments – here are 10 of them, captured on video.
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Here a young Steve Jobs introduces the very first Macintosh computer. This video wasn’t available for a long time, but thanks to the growth of online video sharing has now been made available.
Watching this is not only a fascinating look at how a young Steve Jobs still puts a high emphasis on flashy presentations, but also how far computing power has come in the past 25 years. Simple graphics and artwork that comes as part of basic paint programs now, are being met with cheers and screams by enthusiasts in the audience.
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Today’s Steve Jobs is used to television, appearing to make nearly every major product announcement. But he wasn’t always so smooth – here he is preparing for his very first television appearance.
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The rivalry between Microsoft and Apple has been well publicised for as long as personal computers have been marketed to the public. Here Jobs boils down exactly what he thinks is wrong with the company:
“The only problem with Microsoft is that they have no taste.” Ouch.
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Jobs has never talked much about his family life or early history. This 2005 commencement address to Stanford students sees him describe three different stories about his life, his career and some of the losses he’s experienced.
He reminds students to continue to have vision and to “stay hungry, stay foolish”.
Patrick Stafford is a freelance journalist and a former deputy editor of SmartCompany.
