Fortune names Jobs "CEO of the Decade"
Posted Nov 5th 2009 2:00PM by Dave Caolo
Consider this incredible fact: Apple launched OS X and iTunes, opened the first two retail stores and introduced the first iPod ... all in the same year (2001). Fortune also goes on to describe how Steve changed the film industry with Pixar, the music industry with the iTunes Store and the cell phone industry with the iPhone and the App Store.
He also kicked cancer's ass.
This is precisely why I'm excited about the prospect of a new piece of hardware from Apple. I won't call it a tablet because that's not what it will be. Apple didn't invent the digital music player, the mobile phone or mass distribution of media. But, they did demonstrate how to do those things the right way, which no one else could come up with.
If there's a new product coming, comparing it to contemporary tablets or netbooks is a huge mistake, because it won't behave like any of them.
Click below to watch Fortunes' video on this announcement.
[Via MacDailyNews]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Bender Bending Rodriguez said 2:27PM on 11-05-2009
Fortune, not Forbes. I did the same thing earlier.
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Gillan said 2:34PM on 11-05-2009
forbes isn't Fortune..
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Victor Agreda Jr said 2:53PM on 11-05-2009
Meh, they'll both be out of business shortly. Fixed the mix-up.
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samuel lavoie said 8:24AM on 11-06-2009
Haha agreed
nice article on Fortune, really like the end of it, feels emotional... Ok that's fanboyism :)
sodapop said 2:57PM on 11-05-2009
Sometimes I wish this site had a like/dislike rating system (that also acts like a bookmark system for the articles you like). I would have checked this "like"
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Joanna D said 2:45PM on 11-05-2009
Do you guys proof-read ANYTHING before you publish it?
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Victor Agreda Jr said 2:53PM on 11-05-2009
I fixed it, things happen, thanks for the love.
Joanna D said 3:29PM on 11-05-2009
No worries, but it seems like lately there have been so many articles published with misinformation, errors and spelling mistakes.
hunglyka said 4:49PM on 11-05-2009
Do you EVER have anything positive to say?
snapper said 6:28PM on 11-05-2009
Took the words right out of my mouth!!
ianlive said 11:03AM on 11-06-2009
Agreed. Joanna, you might enjoy your day more if you changed your perspective a bit. Everything can be seen from more than one angle and a few people here have noticed that you tend to be a bit gloomy.
Cheer up! Life's short and computers are more powerful and amazing than ever. Have fun!
mabhatter said 8:16PM on 11-06-2009
it's crowd-sourced editing!
Dave said 3:20PM on 11-05-2009
"He also kicked cancer's a**."
I LOL'd when I read that. Although, given everything Steve has accomplished in the last decade, it's no wonder people think so highly of him.
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Martin said 3:25PM on 11-05-2009
He also made black the new black so long as it's on a turtleneck :)
Has Fortune done a CEO of the decade before now? I can't find any record of it, but Steve is a good place to start.
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Ken Williams said 8:44PM on 11-05-2009
He's also secretly chuck noris' father.
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