Steve Jobs

Steven Paul Jobs (; February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was a former chief executive officer of Apple Inc., the company whom he co-founded in late 1976. In 2010, he created iPad, an innovative multi-touch sensitive tablet computer, which, as of 2022, has progressed a total of four major lineups: the plain iPad, iPad Mini, iPad Air, and iPad Pro, each with their respective sub-lines. 
The second generation of iPad was among the last Apple products Jobs introduced before his death on October 5, 2011, at the hand of pancreatic cancer.
== Biography ==
=== Beginning iPad ===
Jobs conceived the conception of a multi touch-sensitive tablet computer before he arrived on the idea of an iPhone, though the iPhone was released first. Jobs' first decision after he returned to Apple was to discontinue low-quality products from the John Sculley-era; these included iPad's predecessor, the Newton MessagePad. In 2003, although Jobs publicly stated that Apple will not develop another tablet, an internal concept sketch of a tablet-like device was leaked in March 2004.
Jobs refused to develop cheap and low-quality hardware. The original iPad was a commercial success when it was released, selling more than 20 million copies.
=== Medical care ===
Jobs had a surgery in 2004. In 2009, he received a liver transplant. Before resignation and handpicking Tim Cook as Apple's new chief executive officer, he took three medical leaves during three Apple keynote presentations. He died peacefully beside his family on October 5, 2011.
== References ==
== External links ==
*Remembering Steve at Apple
*Steve Jobs at Wikipedia
*Steve Jobs at the Apple Wiki
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