Steve Jobs has had a number of ups and downs over the years. Check out this history in magazine covers depicting his dramatic rise, fall and triumphant return to Apple, as well as his product leadership over the last three decades.
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“The Magician and the Manager: Apple’s Steve Jobs and John Sculley”
“This Man Has Changed Business Forever,” Inc., October 1981
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