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The Wisdom of Steve Jobs

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    Jessica Davis

    | Posted 2011-10-06
 
 
 
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Sure, Steve Jobs founded, built and led a company that created revolutionary technology products – products that harnessed the power of technology for the non-technically inclined. You probably have an iPhone in your pocket or an iPad in your briefcase. But Jobs left us with much more than just products as his legacy. Your iPhone will be obsolete in a few years. But Steve Jobs' words of wisdom live on. Jobs left us his vision and lessons of a lifetime of not compromising, pursuing an entrepreneurial dream, and reaching for the best. Here's a look at Steve's lessons to us all, in his own words.
 
 
Jessica Davis covers the channel for eWeek and Channel Insider. Her technology journalism career began well before anyone heard of the World Wide Web and has included stints at Infoworld, Electronic News/EDN, and the Philadelphia Business Journal. Her work has also appeared on CNN and Forbes.com. She has covered hardware, software and networking, as well as the business side of technology. She has won several journalism awards, including a national ASBPE award for best staff-written column, and was named Marketing Computers hardest working tech journalist on their inaugural list of top tech journalists. Jessica can be reached at jessica.davis@ziffdavisenterprise.com