ThinkDifferent.PPTmadebyKaiminLi.2Who’stheirinventor?Yes,heisAbouthislifeSteveJobsandtheAppleII,whichwasintroducedin1977.Itwasnotascoolashewantedittobe,butoneofthefirstsuccessfulpersonalcomputers.Mr.JobswithSteveWozniak,andRonaldWaynefoundedthefirmnamedApplein1976inthegarageofJobs’parentsMr.Jobsinhisofficein1981,shortlyafterApplehadgonepublicwithanextremelysuccessfulflotation(上市股份).Jobs&BillGateThefollowingyears,ApplecompanywasdevelopingquicklythroughJobsAfteraninternalpowerstruggle,(内部权力之争)hewasfiredfromApplein1985andlaterfoundedNeXTwith$7mofhisownmoney.,Pitching(推出)NeXT’smachinescomputerconference(发表会)in1991.Althoughthecomputersweregenerallyacclaimed(受赞扬的),theydidnotsellwell.In1993NeXTbecameasoftware-only(纯软件)company.Inlate1996AppleboughtNeXTfor$429m.afewmonthslater,Apple’sboss,wasoustedandMr.JobsbecameCEO.OneofMr.Jobs’smostsurprisingmovesafterhisreturntoApplewastoopenachainofflashyAppleStores,startingin2001.Applenowhasover350stores.SteveJobslaunches(推出)aspecialU2-branded(特殊印记)iPodwithBono,theband’sleadsinger,in2004.TheiTunes(苹果音乐软件)MusicStore,launchedin2003,quicklybecametheleadingonline-musicretailer.(零售商)SteveJobsmakesasurpriseappearanceattheAppleStore,forthelaunchoftheiPhoneinJune2007.LargequeuesformedatAppleStoresaroundtheworld,sometimesdaysinadvance.InOctober5,2011,thegreatman,Mr.Jobs,wasdiedforhisillnessmemorials(纪念)ofcandlesandflowershaveappearedatmanyAppleStoressincetheannouncementofSteveJobs’sdeath.Thatisall,thanx.