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1 CS 185C – History of Computing Michael Haney San Jose State University

2 My Topic The Recent History of Apple Starts with the return of Steve Jobs “Ends” with the death of Steve Jobs Doesn’t really end—Apple still has a lot to do Where does Apple go now? 2 Michael Haney - CS185C Status Presentation

3 What I Plan To Cover Steve Jobs returns to Apple in 1997 when his company, NeXT is purchased by Apple Apple is 90 days from bankruptcy “What would I do? I’d shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders…” – Michael Dell, 1997 3 Michael Haney - CS185C Status Presentation

4 What I Plan To Cover Apple creates online “Apple Store” Apple starts focusing on core products Apple starts to make money Apple starts to make A LOT of money At time of Steve Job’s death, Apple is the 2 nd most valuable company in the world. 4 Michael Haney - CS185C Status Presentation

5 What I Plan To Cover Where does Apple go from here? Rumored: –An Apple brand television –Next generation iOS devices (iPhone, iPad, etc) 5 Michael Haney - CS185C Status Presentation

6 What I Plan To Cover Where does Apple go from here? Rumored: –An Apple brand television –Next generation iOS devices (iPhone, iPad, etc) What Apple has meant to me personally –Didn’t like it initially –Now I think that the Apple ecosystem is pretty smart, and why I think this –How Apple has changed my life, and all of our lives 6 Michael Haney - CS185C Status Presentation

7 Why I Plan To Cover That Stuff I feel that Apple is important Apple has influenced the lives of people who’ve never even used Apple products Openness/closed-ness debate Personal histories are important too 7 Michael Haney - CS185C Status Presentation

8 Where Will I Get Information? Steve Jobs - Walter Isaacson Steve Wozniak – Hasn’t gotten back to me yet… Miscellaneous internet research Personal impressions Existing personal impressions on the IEEEGHN The Computer History Museum 8 Michael Haney - CS185C Status Presentation

9 What Will I Produce I wanted to actually contribute something useful and informative to the IEEEGHN, so… My IEEEGHN article (of course) A report with my personal impressions and thoughts concerning the research I did 9 Michael Haney - CS185C Status Presentation

10 Questions? Ideas? Thoughts? 10 Michael Haney - CS185C Status Presentation


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