ASSIGNMENT+3,+DUE+03.09

"A DIFFERENT WORLD"

http://classroom.wsj.com/cre/2012/02/24/a-different-world/

SEE THE ATTACHED ARTICLE ABOUT STEVE JOBS' EARLY LIFE AS AN ENTREPRENEUR. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS AND BE PREPARED TO SHARE ON FRIDAY, MARCH 9.

Apple’s record profits of more than $13 billion for the latest quarter reminded us again of the powerful legacy of Steve Jobs, who co-founded the company, left it amid a power struggle, returned to save it, and then led it to a string of successes in the marketplace before his death last fall.

1) How did Mr. Jobs’s interest in electronics begin? 2) What was the first product produced by Apple Computer? 3) Why was Mr. Jobs stripped of his duties in 1985? 4) Why did Apple rehire Mr. Jobs? 5) How did Mr. Jobs stabilize Apple?