released a highly stable operating system in 1999‚ and updates following 1999. Apple had one of its critical points in history in 1999 when it introduced the iBook. This completed their “product matrix”‚ a simplified product mix strategy formulated by Jobs. This move allowed Apple to have a desktop and a portable computer in both the professional and the consumer segments. The matrix is as follows: | Professional Segment | Consumer Segment | Desktop | G3 | iMac | Portable | PowerBook | iBook
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would you take it? CEO of Apple and Pixar animations‚ Steve jobs‚ in his commencement speech to the Stanford graduating class of ’05‚ "You’ve got to find what you love"‚ Jobs adopts a hopeful tone in order to inspire and persuade the graduates to do what they love‚ and live their lives to the fullest. He speaks‚ using his own credibility‚ and stories of his past to touch on the emotions‚ to inspire‚ and to further educate the newfound graduates. Jobs begins his speech by proving that even the most underprivileged
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deal. Just three stories" Steve Jobs (Transcript Line 4 = TL4) said in the beginning of his speech in Stanford University commencement ceremony in 2005. My analysis will argue that in these three life stories Jobs shares with the audience his life philosophy‚ and suggest that if they listen to his tips‚ they would have a better life. I am interested to understand which artistic and rhetorical tools he used to persuade the audience in his ideas. My question is whether Steve Jobs can be describe as a transformational
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THE REAL LEADERSHIP 14 LESSONS OF STEVE JOBS – Walter Isaacson * “The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do” * Helped transform 6 industries: * Personal computing * Animated movies * Music * Phones * Tablet computing * Retail stores * Digital publishing * “Making an enduring company‚ he said‚ was both far harder and more important than making a great product” 1. FOCUS * “Deciding what not to do
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Steve Jobs’ stories create a persona for himself. He makes himself out to be an individual who carries on even in the tenebrous of times and who has overcome numerous snags when things didn’t look great. He is trying to tell the audience that failure can at times be great; these are paramount bits of his persona to create. He is known as a very successful man. Creating this persona permits him to unite with audience considerably more. Even though he is a famous person‚ he tried to make himself appear
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Some would say that Steve Jobs‚ co-founder of Apple Computers Inc.‚ was an exceptional leader. However‚ there are many who would disagree with that statement. Jobs could define leadership in some aspects‚ yet he fell short in others. Jobs’ leadership style is difficult to pin down because his position fit very many styles. Steve Jobs co-founded Apple in 1976 and in 1984 he created the Macintosh‚ the first small computer with a graphic interface. Unfortunately in 1985 Jobs was forced to leave after
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Steve Jobs-Apple Case 1. Steve Jobs had an extremely high interest in being in charge‚ so to start off with his leader-follower element‚ he most definitely settles in better on the leader end of the spectrum. Jobs was so far in the leadership end of the spectrum that he had actually been removed from his CEO position in 1985 for being unmanageable. Being one of the most charismatic leaders in the industry has helped him develop his leadership traits through his time with Apple‚ NeXT‚ and Pixar.
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By Ted Kameron Even though Steve jobs and Oprah Winfrey are similar in their success and are philanthropists‚ they differ in their fields. This essay will compare and contrast two famous individuals: Steve Jobs and Oprah Winfrey. They both changed the world in their own way. Steve Jobs is most notably known for co-founding Apple Computers and Oprah Winfrey is known for her multi-award winning talk-show. Even though Steve jobs and Oprah Winfrey are similar in their success and their childhood
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opportunity and together with his friend‚ Steve Ballmer‚ whom he had met at Harvard‚ he wrote a computer language and sent it to them. Their idea won Altair over and with this little encouragement‚ Bill realised that Harvard was not where he was supposed to be; his interests lay in computers and computer programming so he dropped out of Harvard and worked on programs for the Altair Company (Pirates of Silicon Valley). In 1974‚ Bill
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Eric Munoz J. Alicata 10/17/12 ITEC 1700 Steve Jobs Steve Jobs might be one of the most creative and innovative inventors of our generation. His advances for Apple Inc. have put the company on top. With over 300‚ (313 to be exact) patents under his belt‚ there is no one that could beat him in our modern day. Job’s was an American entrepreneur and inventor. You might know him as the Chief Executive Officer of Apple Inc.‚ however he was also the chairman‚ and one of the co-founders. He was
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