From Being Fired From Apple To Almost Becoming A Buddhist Monk: Little Known Things About Steve Jobs

Apple recently became the first company in the world to reach the massive $3 trillion market capitalization. Founded about five decades ago in 1976, this American MNC is currently the world¡¯s most valuable company, under the leadership of present CEO Tim Cook.

However, one historic name that will forever remain etched in Apple¡¯s history, is its co-founder Steve Jobs, who incorporated this company with Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne in 1977.

Steve Jobs served as Apple¡¯s CEO from 1997 until his death in the year 2011. Both his personal and professional life was a rollercoaster ride in itself, with lots of untold stories and aspects of this genius.

Eager to know? Read on as we unfold some of the lesser-known things about Steve Jobs.

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He Was Once Fired From His Company Apple!

Way back in 1983 when Apple was in its initial struggling days, Steve Jobs was convincing John Sculley to join Apple. Sculley was back then a successful businessman who had helped Pepsi turn losses into profits in just a few years.

Although Jobs did convince him to get onboard after telling him the iconic line ¡°do you want to sell sugar water for the rest of your life or do you want to come with me change the world?¡±, the next 2 years were full of rifts between Jobs and Sculley (who also served as Apple¡¯s CEO from 1983-1993), and Apple¡¯s board too decided to take Sculley¡¯s side, which meant forcing out Jobs in the year 1985. However, Jobs did return to Apple as CEO in 1997.

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He ¡®Almost¡¯ Became a Buddhist Monk

Bob Dylan and the Beatles were Steve Jobs¡¯ two favourite musical acts, and he shared their political leanings, anti-establishment views and, reportedly, youthful experimentation with psychedelic drug usage.

Even the name of Apple is said to be inspired by the Beatles' Apple Corps, which repeatedly sued the electronics maker for trademark infringement until signing an exclusive digital distribution deal with iTunes later.

And just like the Beatles, Steve Jobs too went down the spiritual road and visited India in 1974, when he was barely 20 years old.

It was Jobs¡¯ traversing India that sparked his conversion to Buddhism. During Jobs¡¯ wedding to Laurene Powell in 1991, a Zen Buddhist Monk named Kobun Chino Otogawa presided over the wedding. And even afterwards, it's believed that Jobs¡¯ interest in Buddhism stayed with him forever.

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His Last Words Before Death Are Still a Mystery

When Steve Jobs died in 2011 from pancreatic cancer, his sister Mona spoke about his last words as part of her eulogy. She mentioned that Jobs looked at his sister Patty, children and partner Laurene, and spoke his final words- ¡®Oh wow, Oh wow, Oh wow¡¯, which were monosyllables, repeated three times.

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He First Met His Biological Sister At The Age of 27

Steve Jobs was adopted and had made occasional attempts to track his biological parents in his teenage years. But later when he stepped up his efforts during his tenure at Apple, he was able to find out that the famous author Mona Simpson was his biological sister. who he tracked down later in life. But for privacy reasons, Jobs did not discuss his biological parents or how he ultimately tracked down his sister Mona.

Current Apple CEO Tim Cook has frequently tweeted about Steve Jobs, mentioning how he remains an inspiration for everyone. Here are some of the tweets.

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. pic.twitter.com/4nluynVjFF

¡ª Tim Cook (@tim_cook) February 24, 2021

¡°The most precious resource we all have is time.¡± - SJ. Remembering you always. pic.twitter.com/nsUUiFzZnz

¡ª Tim Cook (@tim_cook) October 5, 2019

¡°A great soul never dies. It brings us together again and again.¡± ¡ª Maya Angelou. You¡¯re always with us Steve, your memory connects and inspires us every day. pic.twitter.com/X85bjObkPK

¡ª Tim Cook (@tim_cook) October 5, 2020

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