JOB's ORIGIN:
Steve Jobs ka janm 24 February 1955 ko California ke San Francisco mein hua. Unke
biological parents, Joanne Schieble aur Abdul Jandali the par tab student hone ke
karan Jobs ko adoption
ke liye dediya fir Paul aur Clara Jobs ne adopt kar liya. bachpan se hi Jobs ko
electronics mein interest tha, vo aksar apne papa ke saath garage mein projects par
kaam karte. Isi interest ke chalte
Jobs ne Reed College mein admission liya, college me unki mulakat Steve Wozniak se
hui. Dono 6 mahine me hi college se drop out le liya aur Apple ko 1976 me banakar
technology ke field
mein revolution la diya.
APPLE's ORIGIN:
July 1976 ko Apple ne officially apna pehela product launch kiya, APPLE I. Apple I
ek fully assembled circuit board ke roop mein becha gaya, lekin users ko power
supply, keyboard, aur monitor
khud add karna padta tha. Lagbhag iske 200 units produce kiya gaye aur har unit ki
price $666 thi, Apple I ko un pehle successful personal computers mein se ek mana
jata hai jisne computers
ko gharon tak pahunchaya. Iska design future innovations ke liye ek foundation
bana. Apple I ke production September 1977 ko band hua jab APPLE II ka launch hua.
APPLE II ko 1977 se 1993
tak banaya gaya. Iske 3 variants the APPLE II Plus, APPLE IIe or APPLE IIc. Yeh
Apple ka pahela fully assembled computer tha. Yeh duniya ke pehle bahut hi
successful mass-produced
microcomputer products mein s7 e ek tha. lekin itni success ki baad Apple aur Jobs
ka downfall unka iterzar ka raha tha.
JOB's DOWNFALL:
11 April 1983 ko John Sculley Apple ke CEO bane. Unhe Jobs ne PepsiCo se recruit
kiya tha, John ne PepsiCo mein kaafi time tak kaam kiya, jahan unhone marketing aur
management ke field
mein apna naam banaya. Darasal Jobs ko laga ki John ko CEO banane se vo Apple next
level pe lejaye ge, CEO banane ke baad John ne apni manmani chalu kardi. Isibich
Apple ne 1983 main
apna Apple LIsa Launch kiya jo market me buri tarah failure sabit raha, iske
failure ki vazah iski overprice aur price ke hisab se zyada features na hona ka
karan tha. Iske baad 1984 main Apple
Macintosh launch hua jo same reason ke chalte failure raha. In failures ke baad
Jobs aur John ke bich lagatar internal conflicts aur strategic disagreements hote
rahene lage jiske chalte John aur
Apple ke board of directors ne Jobs company se nikal diya. lekin iske baad bhi Jobs
ne har nhi mani aur apni ek nayi company banai aur successful bante gaye.
NEW JOURNEY:
1985 main Jobs ne apni nayi company banai NeXT name se. NeXT ko banane ka goal tha
advanced computers banana tha jo universities aur businesses ki zarooraton ko pura
karein. iske liye
unhone Apple se kuch key employees ko apne saath liya jisse ek majboot team ban
sake. NeXT ne 1988 main apna pahela product launch kiya NeXT Computer nam se. Yeh
computer ek unique
cube design ke saath aaya aur isme advanced technology thi, aur ek powerful
operating system jise NeXTSTEP kaha gaya. Is computer ki price lagbhag $6500 thi.
Lekin iski high price ki chalte
1993 tak sirf 50,000 units hi sell hopay, iske chalte company ne software
development ki taraf shift hone ka faisla kiya.Company ne apne aapko software-only
vendor ke roop mein rebrand kiya
aur NeXTSTEP ko ek operating system aur development environment ke roop mein bechne
par focus kiya. isse company kafi jyada profitable bani aur 1996 main Apple ne NeXT
ko lagbhag $400
million mein kharid liya. isse bich Jobs ne 1986 Lucasfilm ke computer graphics
division ko kharida lagbhag $10 million mein aur naam badal kar PIXAR rakha.
Shuruat mein, Pixar (CGI) banane
aur apni technology ko showcase karne ke liye short films banane par focus karta
tha. 1991 main PIXAR ne Disney ke sath ek landmark deal ki. Aur 1995 main "Toy
Story" nam ki 3D animated
movie release ki. Is movie ne worldwide $373 million ka collection kiya aur
blockbuster sabit rahi. Is time pe dusri taraf Apple ki conditions kafi kharab chal
rahi thi, Company bankruptcy ke kareeb
thi. Aur is situation se sirf ek hi insaan Apple ko bahar nikal sakta tha.
RE-ENTRY IN APPLE:
Apple ki iss condition ko dekhkar Apple ke board of directors ne Steve Jobs ko
company main vapas lane fesla kiya, aur 1997 main Jobs ne Apple ko rejoin kiya aur
Apple ke CEO ban gaye.
Apple me ate hi Jobs ne sare unsuccessful products ko discontinue kar diya aur
Microsoft se $150 million ka investment lene ka faisla kiya, jo company ko
financial stability dene mein successful
raha. Is investment se Apple ko naye products par focus karne ka mauka mila. Aur
Apple ne kai successful products launch kiye, jaise iMac (1998), iPod (2001),
iPhone (2007), aur iPad (2010).
Jisme se ipod ek portable music player jo "1,000 songs in your pocket" ka concept
lekar aaya. Yeh ek revolutionary product tha jisme iTunes software ka support tha.
Music industry ko completely
change karte hue, iPod ne Apple ko entertainment world ka leader bana diya. Fir
2007 ko Steve Jobs ne ek historic presentation mein iPhone ko launch kiya. Yeh ek
device tha jisme phone, music
player aur internet browser sab kuch ek saath tha. Touchscreen aur app-based
ecosystem ne smartphone industry ko redefine kar diya. iPhone ka har naya model ek
tech event ban gaya. lekin
inti success aur nam kamane ke bad bhi Jobs ki zindagi me shanti nhi thi aur unhe
jald hi duniya ko chod kar jana pada.
DEATH OF A LENGEND:
darasal Jobs ko 2003 main ek rare form of pancreatic cancer hua, shuruat me unhone
alternative treatments lene ka faisla kiya. lekin 2004 mein unhone surgery karvayi
jisse tumor ko remove kiya
gaya. Iske baad bhi unka cancer wapas agya. Unhone is dauran apne health issues ke
bawajood Apple ke liye kaam karte rahe aur naye products par focus kiya. lekin 2011
main unki health bahut
kharab ho gayi thi. unke akhri samay per vo apne parivar rahe. Finally 5 October
2011 ko steve Jobs duniya ko chod kar chale gaye. Steve Jobs ki death technology
industry aur duniya ke liye ek
bada nuksan tha. Unka innovative spirit aur groundbreaking solutions ne humare
communication, work, aur entertainment ko badal diya. Jobs ke gane ke bad unki
caman ek ese admi ne sambhi
jo Apple ke alag level par leke gai.
A NEW ERA:
Tim Cook ne 1998 main Apple ko as a Senior Vice President join kiya, Aur 24 August
2011 ko Apple CEO ban gaye. Cook ka appointment Apple ke liye ek nayi era ki
shuruat hoi jab unhone
duniya ki sabse valuable companies me se ek ka leadership sambhala. Cook ke
leadership mein, Apple ne kai successful products launch kiye, jaise Apple Watch,
AirPods, aur HomePod, jisse
company ka product line bahut expand hua. Unhone China aur India jaise naye markets
mein entry karne par bhi dhyan diya. Unki leadership ne na sirf Apple ko badla
balki technology industry par
bhi gehra prabhav daala hai.
Apple ki kahani ek garage se shuru hui aur duniya ki sabse badi tech company banne
tak pahunchi. Steve Jobs ke vision aur innovation ne technology ko redefine kiya,
iPhone aur iMac jaise
products ke saath duniya ko nayi disha di. Aaj bhi Apple sirf ek brand nahi, ek
legacy hai jo inspire karti hai ki 'Think Different, Think Apple".
