Steve Jobs pe locul 110 in topul celor mai bogati oameni din lume

Revista Forbes a publicat topul celor mai bogati oameni din lume si CEO-ul Apple ocupa locul 110 in lista, pozitionandu-se cu 26 de locuri mai sus fata de anul trecut. Desi suntem in plina criza, Steve Jobs a adunat nu mai putin de 3.3 miliarde de $ intr-un singur an, o crestere extrem de mare insa sustinuta de succesul pe care Apple l-a inregistrat anul trecut. In SUA Steve Jobs ocupa pozitia 34 in topul celor mai bogati americani si probabil anul viitor se va clasa intre primii 20. Din pacate averea considerabila nu l-a ajutat prea mult in lupta sa cu cancerul si dupa cum stiti Steve Jobs este inca in concediu medical desi a prezentat iPad 2 saptamana trecuta.

In March the Apple founder made a surprise appearance at the unveiling of his iPad 2, after taking medical leave in January. Insanely creative Apple chief transforms a multibillion-dollar industry every few years. First, personal computers with Apple II, Macintosh; then film with Pixar; music (iTunes), mobile (iPhone). Now iPad is treated as messiah tablet, savior for publishing industry. Apple still sells computers, but twice as much revenue now comes from music distribution and hand-held devices. Shot past long-time rival Microsoft as world’s most valuable tech company in May. Shares of Apple surged more than 80% over the last year. Still, the majority of Job’s fortune comes from Disney; as largest shareholder he owns about $4.4 billion of stock. Reed College dropout founded Apple 1976.

Lasand averea la o parte, eu nu pot sa ii spun decat insanatosire grabnica deoarece eu as vrea sa il vad cat mai repede inapoi la Apple lucrand la viitoarele iDevice-uri.