On Steve Jobs¡¯ 66th Birthday, Tim Cook Celebrates Apple Co-Founder's Legacy

When we think of legends that have shaped the world of tech, one name that always comes to mind is that of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.

Whether it was his dedication to Apple or creating a smartphone that revolutionized how people communicated with each other, Steve Jobs' vision and leadership was truly exemplary.

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However, the world lost Steve Jobs really soon, in 2011 due to Pancreatic cancer. And yesterday would have been his 66th birthday. Tim Cook on this occasion remembered Jobs by sharing a tweet through his official Twitter handle.

Cook shared an image of Job¡¯s smiling face with a caption, ¡°Celebrating Steve on what would have been his 66th birthday. Especially, in a year where so much kept us apart, technology brought us together in limitless ways. That¡¯s a testament to Steve¡¯s life and the legacy he left, which continue to inspire me every day.¡±

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Tim Cook became a part of Apple as the senior vice president of worldwide operations in 1998 when the company was not doing so well. It was in fact, on the verge of bankruptcy. Steve Jobs lured Tim Cook to join the company by showing the product that was going to revolutionize the way computers looked and felt with the iMac G3.

In case you don¡¯t remember, these were the large CRT Macs with built-in systems and colourful gel-like outer exterior that looked nothing like the plain black and white machines people would commonly see and own at the time.

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In a 2010 commencement speech at Auburn University, he shared why he decided to join Apple after a successful stint with the then leading computer company Compaq, ¡°I had always thought that following the herd was not a good thing, that it was a terrible thing to do. But I looked at the problems Apple had, and I thought, you know, I can make a contribution here. So all of a sudden, I thought, I'm doing it. It didn't make sense. And yet, my gut said, go for it. And I listened to my gut.¡±