The late Steve Jobs argued that the most charitable thing he could do was increase Apple’s value so that shareholders had more money to give away to the causes of their choice. Under Jobs, Apple made no significant contributions to charity — at least not publicly. The only exception was selling branded RED products to […]

Aug 29, 2011 · DealBook Column And, of course, it is very possible that Mr. Jobs, who has always preferred to remain private, has donated money anonymously or has drafted a plan to give away his wealth upon his Oct 12, 2011 · Indeed, the benefits to society of Steve Jobs is far more than the cumulative sum of profits he was left with, apparently about $8 billion. Because Jobs was a high-tech entrepreneur, we’ve all probably enjoyed huge positive externalities from his innovations. While Steve Jobs was revolutionising the personal technology industry, most notably with the introduction of the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad, his wife founded College Track, which helps underprivileged youths get into college, and Emerson Collective, a “social change organisation” named for Ralph Waldo Emerson. Jun 20, 2007 · Jobs' wife is also absent from these philanthropic lists, although she has made dozens of political donations totaling tens of thousands of dollars to the Democrats, according to the Open Secrets database. Of course, Jobs and his wife may be giving enormous sums of money to charity anonymously. As in so many things, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates had polar opposite approaches to philanthropy. While Gates has been a very public advocate and established the world's largest foundation, Jobs is described as being intensely private about his givin

Oct 14, 2011 · After Steve Jobs was diagnosed with a rare form of pancreatic cancer in 2003, he allegedly delayed surgery to remove the tumor — the recommended treatment — for nine months.

For many, Steve Jobs was the poster boy of a digital revolution that ushered in a benign new dawn for mankind. But his noble and selfless image, it seems, was little more than a sham.

Steve Jobs and Laurene Powell-Jobs' youngest daughter, Eve, is an accomplished equestrian and Stanford student. Her family is worth about $20.1 billion. Feb 20, 2014 · Gates also saved Apple with a $150 million infusion from Microsoft in 1997 when a returning Steve Jobs needed cash. There might be no iPod, iPhone,or iPad if Gates hadn't stepped in. Steve Jobs, Producer: Toy Story. Steven Paul Jobs was born on 24 February 1955 in San Francisco, California, to students Abdul Fattah Jandali and Joanne Carole Schieble who were unmarried at the time and gave him up for adoption. He was taken in by a working class couple, Paul and Clara Jobs, and grew up with them in Mountain View, California. He attended Homestead High School in - Steve Jobs Vision of Apple Inc. "Apple is committed to ensuring the highest standards of social responsibility in everything we do. The companies we do business with must provide safe working conditions, treat employees fairly, and use environmentally responsible manufacturing processes wherever Apple products are made.