Steve Jobs: Celebrating a Visionary’s Lasting Impact
Nearly 14 years after his passing, with iPhones everywhere and Pixar films timeless, Jobs’ 70th birthday—marked yesterday—shows one dreamer’s vision still transforms the world.
Yesterday, February 24, 2025, marked what would have been Steve Jobs’ 70th birthday, and Apple CEO Tim Cook paid tribute to the late co-founder with heartfelt words. Born in 1955 in San Francisco to Joanne Schieble and Abdulfattah Jandali, and raised by Paul and Clara Jobs, Jobs started Apple in 1976 with Steve Wozniak. From a garage, they launched the Apple I and II, igniting the personal computer age. Jobs left us on October 5, 2011, at 56, after battling pancreatic cancer, but his influence endures.
Cook took to X, writing, “Steve saw the world not just as it was, but as it could be. His vision continues to inspire us to push boundaries and create the future. Today, on his 70th birthday, we honor his legacy and his enduring impact.” The Macintosh in 1984 brought user-friendly computing to homes. At Pixar, acquired in 1986, Jobs oversaw Toy Story, the first fully digital animated film, changing cinema forever. Back at Apple by 1997, he introduced the iMac, iPod, iPhone, and iPad—icons of design and innovation.
Cook’s words echo Jobs’ call to “think different.” In his 2005 Stanford speech, Jobs urged, “Stay hungry, stay foolish,” a creed still guiding Apple. Though his intense style sparked debate, his focus on excellence lifted Apple’s value beyond ExxonMobil’s by 2011. Nearly 14 years after his passing, with iPhones everywhere and Pixar films timeless, Jobs’ 70th birthday—marked yesterday—shows one dreamer’s vision still transforms the world, as Cook proudly affirms.
