Steve Jobs
A person in the archive: 4 stories feature Steve Jobs. Each one is sourced and dated.
Stories featuring Steve Jobs
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- Apple in 1997: About 90 Days From Running Out of Cash-$1.04B→$416BLoss, 1997 → Revenue, 2025
In 1997 Apple lost $1.04 billion and, by Steve Jobs's account, was about 90 days from running out of money. Its rescue included $150 million from its oldest rival.
- Steve Jobs Paid $10 Million for Pixar. Disney Paid $7.4 Billion.$10M→$7.4BJobs paid, 1986 → Disney paid, 2006
In 1986 Steve Jobs paid $10 million for a computer graphics group George Lucas wanted to sell. It lost money for nine years. In 2006 Disney bought it for $7.4 billion.
- The Apple Cofounder Who Sold His 10% for $800$800→$416BPaid for 10% → Apple revenue, 2025
On April 1, 1976, Ronald Wayne owned 10% of a new partnership called Apple Computer. Eleven days later he signed out of it for $800. In fiscal 2025 Apple had revenue of $416 billion.
- Gorilla Glass Waited 40 Years for the iPhone1971→$2.5BShelved in → Apple commitment
In the 1960s Corning invented a glass so tough it could survive a car crash, then shelved it because nobody would buy it. In 2007 Steve Jobs needed a screen that wouldn't scratch, and the old formula came back out of the drawer.
