Steve Jobs passed away 11 years ago today from pancreatic cancer. Just the day before, Apple had unveiled the iPhone 4S.
that reduced the number of signal bars on the iPhone 4 when the device was held by the lower left corner of the device. That led to one of the most famous quotes attributed to Jobs that the executive never said. Jobs was responding to an iPhone 4 user who sent him an email.This email said,"Hi Mr. Jobs, I love my new iPhone 4 but when I put my hands on the steel bands I lose all reception. It appears to be a common issue. Any plans to fix this? Thanks, Aram.
Before the iPhone, Jobs had made a triumphant return to Apple in 1997. He had hired Pepsi executive John Sculley to be CEO of Apple in 1983. Sculley then fired Jobs who worked on Pixar and a company called Next while away from. When Apple purchased Next, it gave Jobs a way back into Apple and he took over the CEO role .
Jobs released a series of products that might never be seen again. First came the iMac computer with its colorful translucent plastic. Then came the iPod, Apple's MP3 player that held an incredible 1,000 songs while featuring a battery that ran for 10 hours. The iPhone was next followed by the iPad.New reasons to get excited every weekSubscribe
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