What is Steve Jobs' 'real' legacy?
by Olivia Solon from on (#1X1QT)
Five years after his death, the Apple co-founder's mythology still dominates online discussion, from management listicles to attempts to cash in on his name
It was five years ago today that Steve Jobs, the co-founder and CEO of Apple, died after a long struggle with pancreatic cancer. His death, at 56, came a few months after stepping down from his role at the company, handing over the reins to Tim Cook, his collaborator and such a close longtime friend that he offered Jobs a portion of his liver.
Since then, Apple's value has grown from $50bn to more than $600bn, if down a little from its peak of $775bn in February 2015. Despite such enormous growth, it has been hard for Cook to step out of the shadow of the charismatic Apple co-founder.
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