Jobs Loses Job May 31, 1985 After launching an unsuccessful coup to take back the reigns of the company he cofounded, Steve Jobs is summarily stripped of his duties at Apple by CEO John Sculley. It was Sculley who, ironically, Jobs had lured away from PepsiCo with that now famous question, “Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared water or do you want a chance to change the world?” According to The Apple Museum, just days before, with Sculley away at a meeting in China, Jobs plotted his move to oust Sculley. Alas, a worm inside Apple leaked Jobs’s plan to Sculley, who had just enough time to ask other top execs if they wanted Jobs or him. They took Sculley, and Jobs, who retained the chairman title, was merely a paper tiger. With no worlds left to change at Apple, he eventually left Apple in September. The apple, however, would not fall too far from the tree as Jobs returned in a smaller capacity in early 1997?Apple would buy his NeXT Computer company?and was grandiosely named iCEO (for interim) later that year. During his absence, he had also become CEO of Pixar, cultivating the little-known animation studio into a movie moneymaker. Finally, in January 2000, Jobs was formally reunited with his former CEO title. Related content brandpost Sponsored by Freshworks When your AI chatbots mess up AI ‘hallucinations’ present significant business risks, but new types of guardrails can keep them from doing serious damage By Paul Gillin Dec 08, 2023 4 mins Generative AI brandpost Sponsored by Dell New research: How IT leaders drive business benefits by accelerating device refresh strategies Security leaders have particular concerns that older devices are more vulnerable to increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks. By Laura McEwan Dec 08, 2023 3 mins Infrastructure Management case study Toyota transforms IT service desk with gen AI To help promote insourcing and quality control, Toyota Motor North America is leveraging generative AI for HR and IT service desk requests. By Thor Olavsrud Dec 08, 2023 7 mins Employee Experience Generative AI ICT Partners feature CSM certification: Costs, requirements, and all you need to know The Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certification sets the standard for establishing Scrum theory, developing practical applications and rules, and leading teams and stakeholders through the development process. By Moira Alexander Dec 08, 2023 8 mins Certifications IT Skills Project Management Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe