Steve Jobs has had his share of ups and downs.
The 55-year-old Apple CEO and founder, now on medical leave again, returned to the company after being forced out to turn it in to a worldwide leader in portable music devices, smartphones, and most recently, the tablet computer.
Jobs worked for video game maker Atari before founding Apple with Steve Wozniak in 1976 in Jobs’ garage. But the showman was forced out as Apple chairman in 1985.
After a 12-year hiatus, he returned to advise the company in 1996. The company was near ruin, and had lost significant market share.
He soon stepped in as interim CEO with the departure of Gil Amelio, and was named permanent CEO in 2000.
The company had a big year in 2001, launching iTunes and the iPod.
Two years later it launched the iTunes store, but Jobs would soon be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, leaving Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook in charge.
Jobs returned after two months, but Cook would have to step in again in 2009, while Jobs took another medical leave in January. He received a liver transplant, and returned to work in June.
In 2010, Jobs served as master of ceremonies at the unveiling of the iPad, the new Apple tablet computer.
After his most recent departure for medical leave on Tuesday, find out what the Twitterverse is saying about the Apple CEO:
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