Steve Jobs Research Paper
Steve Jobs: The Powerful Engine of America
Xiao Xin Mrs. Bly English 11 Research Paper 24 Apr. 2013
Xin Steve Jobs: The Powerful Engine of America In 1976, a young man and his friend, both of whom were not wealthy, started a computer company called “Apple” in a small garage in California. Ten years later, the young man was expelled from the company which he created; he then started a new business named “Pixar”, which attempted to make animation movies by using computer technology. After over thirty years, Apple, the computer company, has become the most valuable company in the world, and Pixar has become one of the most famous animationproduction companies. The man who started these successes is Steve Jobs. His talented nature, effective …show more content…
It “made a splash in the smart phone market.” The third-party applications give the phone a lot of functions. Within one year, iPhone made a great influence on other mobile smartphones and on the design of applications for mobile operating system. Also, since iPhone is capable of accessing Internet, it “has raised consumer interest--especially in the U.S.--in the concept of truly mobile access to the Internet” (Krazit 1). On January 27th, Jobs introduced iPad to real life. At that time, Apple changed the world again. The ten-inch tablet with smart operating system made a lot of things easier: on the one hand, millions of applications make it possible for iPad to perform countless types of tasks; on the other hand, relatively smaller size of the tablet makes it much more convenient for people to carry it. The concise, fashionable appearance of these devices makes them look like work of arts. Besides, the internal operating systems of Apple are powerful. Mac OS and iOS were developed individually to improve the performance of Apple devices. According to the comments from Louisiana State University, “integrated hardware and software, visually appealing, quick development, unity of apps, secure, powerful with the Unix underpinnings” are six features of Mac OS and iOS (History of OSX and iOS 9). These six features can offer users a very delightful experience. Due to this, Apple made a great success on market. Competitions among …show more content…
21 Apr. 2013. . Edwards, Benj. "The Macintosh II: Celebrating 25 Years." Macworld Oct. 2012: 16. GALILEO. Web. 23 Apr. 2013. . “History of OSX and iOS.” Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University, LSU Center for Computation and Technology, 2001-2013. Web. 23 Apr. 2013. . Jobs, Steve. "Steve Job’s Commencement Address (2005)." Stanford University. Stanford, CA. 14 June 2005. Steve Job’s Commencement Address (2005). Stanford Report, 14 June 2005. Web. 20 Apr. 2013. . Krazit, Tom. "The iPhone, One Year Later." CNET. CBS Interactive Inc., 26 June 2008. Web. 21 Apr. 2013. . Terdiman, Daniel. "With Pixar, Steve Jobs Changed the Film Industry forever." CNET. CBS Interactive Inc., 6 Oct. 2011. Web. 20 Apr. 2013. . Zwilling, Martin. "7 Principles behind Steve Jobs ' Innovative Genius." Business Insider. Business Insider, Inc., 24 Feb. 2013. Web. 20 Apr. 2013.
Xiao Xin Mrs. Bly English 11 Research Paper 24 Apr. 2013
Xin Steve Jobs: The Powerful Engine of America In 1976, a young man and his friend, both of whom were not wealthy, started a computer company called “Apple” in a small garage in California. Ten years later, the young man was expelled from the company which he created; he then started a new business named “Pixar”, which attempted to make animation movies by using computer technology. After over thirty years, Apple, the computer company, has become the most valuable company in the world, and Pixar has become one of the most famous animationproduction companies. The man who started these successes is Steve Jobs. His talented nature, effective …show more content…
It “made a splash in the smart phone market.” The third-party applications give the phone a lot of functions. Within one year, iPhone made a great influence on other mobile smartphones and on the design of applications for mobile operating system. Also, since iPhone is capable of accessing Internet, it “has raised consumer interest--especially in the U.S.--in the concept of truly mobile access to the Internet” (Krazit 1). On January 27th, Jobs introduced iPad to real life. At that time, Apple changed the world again. The ten-inch tablet with smart operating system made a lot of things easier: on the one hand, millions of applications make it possible for iPad to perform countless types of tasks; on the other hand, relatively smaller size of the tablet makes it much more convenient for people to carry it. The concise, fashionable appearance of these devices makes them look like work of arts. Besides, the internal operating systems of Apple are powerful. Mac OS and iOS were developed individually to improve the performance of Apple devices. According to the comments from Louisiana State University, “integrated hardware and software, visually appealing, quick development, unity of apps, secure, powerful with the Unix underpinnings” are six features of Mac OS and iOS (History of OSX and iOS 9). These six features can offer users a very delightful experience. Due to this, Apple made a great success on market. Competitions among …show more content…
21 Apr. 2013. . Edwards, Benj. "The Macintosh II: Celebrating 25 Years." Macworld Oct. 2012: 16. GALILEO. Web. 23 Apr. 2013. . “History of OSX and iOS.” Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University, LSU Center for Computation and Technology, 2001-2013. Web. 23 Apr. 2013. . Jobs, Steve. "Steve Job’s Commencement Address (2005)." Stanford University. Stanford, CA. 14 June 2005. Steve Job’s Commencement Address (2005). Stanford Report, 14 June 2005. Web. 20 Apr. 2013. . Krazit, Tom. "The iPhone, One Year Later." CNET. CBS Interactive Inc., 26 June 2008. Web. 21 Apr. 2013. . Terdiman, Daniel. "With Pixar, Steve Jobs Changed the Film Industry forever." CNET. CBS Interactive Inc., 6 Oct. 2011. Web. 20 Apr. 2013. . Zwilling, Martin. "7 Principles behind Steve Jobs ' Innovative Genius." Business Insider. Business Insider, Inc., 24 Feb. 2013. Web. 20 Apr. 2013.