5. •He also played a role in introducing the LaserWriter, one of the first widely
available laser printers, to the market.
•As the new CEO of the company, Jobs oversaw the development of the iMac,
iTunes, iPod, iPhone, and iPad, and on the services side, the company's
Apple Retail Stores, iTunes Store and the App Store. The success of these
products and services provided several years of stable financial returns, and
propelled Apple to become the world's most valuable publicly traded
company in 2011. The reinvigoration of the company is regarded by many
commentators as one of the greatest turnarounds in business history.
•In 2003, Jobs was diagnosed with a pancreas neuroendocrine tumor.
Though it was initially treated, he reported a hormone imbalance, underwent
a liver transplant in 2009, and appeared progressively thinner as his health
declined. On medical leave for most of 2011, Jobs resigned in August that
year, and was elected Chairman of the Board. He died of respiratory arrest
related to his tumor on October 5, 2011.
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7. Personal life
Jobs's first child, Lisa Brennan-Jobs, was born in 1978, the daughter of his
longtime partner Chrisann Brennan, a Bay Area painter. For two years, she
raised their daughter on welfare while Jobs denied paternity by claiming he
was sterile; he later acknowledged Lisa as his daughter. Jobs later married
Laurene Powell on March 18, 1991, in a ceremony at the Ahwahnee Hotel in
Yosemite National Park. Presiding over the wedding was Kobun Chino
Otogawa, a Zen Buddhist monk. Their son, Reed, was born September
1991, followed by daughters Erin in August 1995, and Eve in 1998. The
family lived in Palo Alto, California
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