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FT names Steve Jobs Person of the Year
by Jaspreet Virk - December 26, 2010 - comments
About 13 years ago, Apple was on the verge of collapse and career of Apple's chief was believed to be finished. In Jobs own words, “We were 90 days from going bankrupt.”
It is not Mark Zuckerberg again! According to the Financial Times, Apple's Chief Executive Steve Jobs is the most fascinating and influential personality. The paper on Friday declared Jobs the Person of the Year.
"So it has come to pass. Steve Jobs, the polo-necked Apple chief, described this week by US president Barack Obama as the 'epitome of the American dream,' is the Financial Times' Person of the Year," the British international business paper stated.
The Financial Times believes that when Jobs took the stage at San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center in January to unveil its tablet, iPad, it was the most remarkable rebound.
Remarkable comeback
Sidelining Facebook Co-founder Zuckerburg who has been named as Time Person of the Year “for connecting more than half a billion people,” the Financial Times has recognized the contributions of Jobs.
According to the newspaper, the man behind the best products, both in mobile and computing segment, has made a “remarkable comeback in modern business history.”
About 13 years ago, Apple was on the verge of collapse and career of Apple's chief was believed to be finished. In Jobs own words, “We were 90 days from going bankrupt.”
But the company successfully overcame tough times, and today it is a tech behemoth.
Over the decade, Jobs has definitely changed the way we communicate through its products like iPhone (launched in 2007), Ipod (2001) and now iPad in 2010.
The Financial Times believes that when Jobs took the stage at San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center in January to unveil its tablet, iPad, it was the most remarkable rebound.
Apple's iPad has not only sold millions of copies, but also inspired others to launch similar devices. Even company's iPhone 4, launched in June this year, has registered strong sales.
Other honors for Jobs
This is not the first honor for the tech giants's CEO. In fact, there are many others too who have recognized Jobs' contribution in the world of technology.
For instance, earlier this month MarketWatch named Jobs the 'CEO of the Decade.' The same title was given to him by Fortune last year.
Also, lately President Barack Obama lauded the contribution of Apple's chief.
"We celebrate somebody like a Steve Jobs, who has created two or three different revolutionary products. We expect that person to be rich, and that's a good thing,” said Obama.