Apple CEO Tim Cook has shared a tribute to Steve Jobs on Twitter on what would have been Jobs’ 68th birthday today.
Sharing a picture of Jobs, Cook said “People with the most to teach live like they have the most to learn — and Steve loved learning. He was the most curious person I’ve ever met, which made him the best teacher I’ve ever known. Happy birthday, my friend.”
Steve Jobs and his business partner at the time Steve Wozniak founded Apple in 1976 and directed the development of some of the first personal computers, turning their garage start-up into what the world’s first trillion-dollar company, with over 500 stores in 24 countries around the world selling arguably the best smartphones, computers and tablets in the industry.
In a biography by veteran technology reporter Brent Schlender and Fast Company executive editor Rick Tetzeli, it was revealed that Steve Jobs refused to accept Tim Cooks offer to transplant a portion of his functioning liver. – “He cut me off at the legs, almost before the words were out of my mouth,” said Cook. “‘No,’ he said. ‘I’ll never let you do that. I’ll never do that.’”.
Revealed within an interview by historian John Markoff as part of “An Evening with Original iPhone Innovators & Engineers” at the Computer History Museum, former Apple executive Scott Forstall shared how Steve Jobs seemingly saved his life during a period of serious illness.