{"id":15,"count":884,"description":"[caption id=\"attachment_866955\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"780\"]\"Screenshot<\/a> Steve Jobs led Apple to amazing heights.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nSteve Jobs was a visionary tech entrepreneur who co-founded Apple and revolutionized the consumer electronics industry with a series of hit products including the iMac and the iPhone. With a keen understanding of what made a product easy for consumers to use, played a pivotal role in transforming several industries through his innovative work in technology and design.\r\n\r\nBorn in San Francisco on February 24, 1955<\/a>, Jobs co-founded Apple Computer Inc. in 1976<\/a> with Steve Wozniak<\/a> and Ron Wayne<\/a>. The company\u2019s early success came with the launch of the Apple-1<\/a> and Apple II<\/a> computers, which were among the first successful personal computers. In 1984, Apple introduced the Macintosh<\/a>, notable for its user-friendly graphical user interface, which set new standards in computing.\r\n\r\nHowever, after a power struggle with Apple\u2019s board<\/a>, Jobs left the company in 1985. He went on to found NeXT Inc., which developed high-end workstations and software, although it struggled commercially. In 1986, Jobs acquired a major stake in Lucasfilm's Graphics Group, which later became Pixar Animation Studios. Pixar\u2019s success, starting with the release of Toy Story<\/em> in 1995<\/a>, made it a major player in animation before its acquisition by Disney in 2006.\r\n

Steve Jobs returns to Apple in 1997, and revolutionary products follow<\/h3>\r\nSteve Jobs returned to Apple in 1997<\/a> when Apple acquired NeXT. His return marked the beginning of a new era for the company. Under his leadership, Apple introduced several revolutionary products.\r\n