
spectrum.ieee.org
May 15, 2026
10 min read
58/100
Summary
Whenever you read about Steve Jobs, odds are the words “Apple CEO” follow closely behind. The mythic cofounder of one of today’s biggest tech companies is strongly associated with the role, but his tenure as CEO was shorter than many of us realize. In fact, when Jobs was exiled from Apple in the 1980s and ’90s, he spent almost as much time leading another computer company that has largely been for...