Things you probably don’t know about Steve Jobs

Meriç Tümer

6 years ago

We all know him from the world-famous technology company, Apple. However, Steve Jobs has many other things that you don’t know. Let’s look at some interesting facts about him!

His biological father was Syrian, and his mother was American. So, we can say that he was half Arab. After he founded Apple, he was fired from his own company because Apple was having trouble during those days. Then, in 1974, he went to India and became interested in Buddhism. In the end, he adopted the principles of Zen Buddhism.

He was a fascinating man. He was a fruitarian and pescatarian, which means eating fruits, nuts, seeds, vegetables, grains, and fish only. He was also a college dropout, meaning he never graduated and his GPA was 2.65. The only thing he was interested before leaving college was calligraphy, which he considered important for his path to Apple.

He worked on Apple’s first computer, which was sold for **$**666.66. He created the very famous ‘Breakout’ game for Atari.

He had a personal ‘opening’ team that focused on opening new computer boxes. He expected them to be opened with pleasure and excitement.

He never learned how to code; he was deeply interested in the design and emotional experience of his products.
He hated extra labels and other materials on products. That’s why he changed his car every six months in order not to use plates on it.