Steve Jobs, the co-founder and former CEO of the world’s most valuable technology company, died at the age of 56 on Oct. 5, Wednesday, leaving behind a legacy that would make his rivals envious.
As the current CEO Tim Cook said, “Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being.”
“The world rarely sees someone who has had the profound impact Steve has had, the effects of which will be felt for many generations to come. Bill Gates, Microsoft Co-Founder and Chairman, said in his tribute to Jobs.
The President Barack Obama, the Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerburg, and other celebrities and admirers also remembered Jobs.
It is not very surprising that so many people paid tribute to Jobs as he had created the Apple empire and had radically changed the way people used technology in their daily lives.
Here are Job’s top 10 achievements in Apple and what he contributed to the world. Start the slideshow to begin.
Apple Computer Inc. Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs speaks during a special event in Tokyo August 4, 2005. Apple launched it's iTune online music store in Japan on Thursday, bringing its market-leading download service to the world's second-largest music market by album sales.ReutersWomen sign their names on a sympathy board set up for Apple's co-founder Steve Jobs inside a Power Mac store in Manila October 7, 2011. Jobs, counted among the greatest American CEOs of his generation, died on October 5, 2011 at the age of 56, after a years-long and highly public battle with cancer and other health issues.ReutersMedia and guests check out Apple's latest thinner MacBook Air 11" (L) and 13" models and new operating system after attending a news conference at Apple Inc. headquarters in Cupertino, California October 20, 2010. The new MacBook Air -- introduced on Wednesday with Jobs' signature "one last thing" set-up -- is designed to reproduce the versatility of popular devices such as the iPhone and iPad, and will incorporate FaceTime video chats, which Apple is bringing to all its Macs.ReutersApple iPad 3 ReutersiPhone 4 users considering trading in their old iPhones will need to act fast, as prices are expected to decrease when the iPhone 4S hits stores on Friday. ReutersSteve Jobs, CEO of Pixar, poses at the premiere of the new computer animated film " Toy Story 2" November 13 in Hollywood. [Tom Hanks and Tim Allen] provide the voice talents for the film's characters Woody and Buzz Lightyear, respectively. The film, produced by Pixar, opens November 24 in the United StatesReutersPeople line up inside the Louvre museum for the opening of France's first Apple store, in Paris November 7, 2009. Computer giant Apple Inc opened its first French store beneath the Louvre museum on Saturday just two weeks after Microsoft opened a theme cafe to promote its Windows 7 software.ReutersApple Computer CEO Steve Jobs holds a new 12 inch Apple G4 Powerbook laptop computer in his right hand and a new 17 inch Apple G4 Powerbook in his left after his keynote address at the Macworld Conference and Expo in San Francisco January 7, 2003. The 17inch screen G4 Powerbook is Apple's largest laptop and the 12 inch screen G4 Powerbook is their smallest. Jobs introduced both for the first time during his keynote address. ReutersApple CEO Steve Jobs is shown at a press conference at the first international NEXTWORLD Expo in San Francisco in this January 22, 1992. file photograph. Apple Inc co-founder and former CEO Jobs, counted among the greatest American CEOs of his generation, died on October 5, 2011 at the age of 56, after a years-long and highly public battle with cancer and other health issues.Reuters
