The Blueprint & The Byte: The Complete Life of Steve Jobs
Jamie Glick
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
The man who "dented the universe." A definitive, 244,000-word journey.
From a Los Altos garage to the "Spaceship" in Cupertino, Steve Jobs didn't just build products; he redefined the digital age. In this sweeping biography, author Jamie Glick traces the turbulent journey of a counter-culture rebel who became a global visionary. The Blueprint & The Byte is a psychological deep dive into a man who was equal parts Zen seeker and corporate pirate.
An Epic in Ten Parts:
I: The Blueprints of a RebelII: The Birth of AppleIII: The Pirate ShipIV: The 1984 RevolutionV: NeXTVI: PixarToy StoryVII: The Prodigal Son ReturnsVIII: The Digital HubIX: The iPhoneX: The Final SunsetWhether you are an entrepreneur, a designer, or a history buff, this is the most comprehensive account of the man who dared to Think Different. "The journey is the reward." Start yours today.
Duration - 1h 41m.
Author - Jamie Glick.
Narrator - Digital Voice Martin G.
Published Date - Saturday, 17 January 2026.
Copyright - © 2026 Jamie Glick ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. The man who "dented the universe." A definitive, 244,000-word journey. From a Los Altos garage to the "Spaceship" in Cupertino, Steve Jobs didn't just build products; he redefined the digital age. In this sweeping biography, author Jamie Glick traces the turbulent journey of a counter-culture rebel who became a global visionary. The Blueprint & The Byte is a psychological deep dive into a man who was equal parts Zen seeker and corporate pirate. An Epic in Ten Parts: I: The Blueprints of a RebelII: The Birth of AppleIII: The Pirate ShipIV: The 1984 RevolutionV: NeXTVI: PixarToy StoryVII: The Prodigal Son ReturnsVIII: The Digital HubIX: The iPhoneX: The Final SunsetWhether you are an entrepreneur, a designer, or a history buff, this is the most comprehensive account of the man who dared to Think Different. "The journey is the reward." Start yours today. Duration - 1h 41m. Author - Jamie Glick. Narrator - Digital Voice Martin G. Published Date - Saturday, 17 January 2026. Copyright - © 2026 Jamie Glick ©.
Language:
English
CHAPTER 1
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The Adoption: The Promise to Clara and Paul
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PART I: THE BLUEPRINTS OF A REBEL (1955–1974)
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CHAPTER 2
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The Garage in Los Altos: A Childhood Among Engineers
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CHAPTER 3
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The Heathkit Era: Learning that "Man-Made" Things Are Changeable
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CHAPTER 4
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The Prankster: Meeting Steve Wozniak via the "Blue Box"
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CHAPTER 5
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Homestead High: Counter-Culture, Dylan, and the 1960s Influence
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CHAPTER 6
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Reed College: Dropping Out to "Drop In" on Calligraphy and Philosophy
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CHAPTER 7
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The All-One Farm: Communal Living and the Search for Enlightenment
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CHAPTER 8
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Atari and Bushnell: Jobs as the "Difficult" Technician
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CHAPTER 9
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Trek to India: The Search for Neem Karoli Baba
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CHAPTER 10
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The Return: Saffron Robes and the Realization of a Western Destiny
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Part II: The Birth of Apple (1975–1977)
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CHAPTER 11
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The Homebrew Computer Club: A Clash of Open-Source vs. Commerce
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CHAPTER 12
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The Apple I: Selling the VW bus and the calculator.
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CHAPTER 13
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The Byte Shop: The First 50-Unit Order
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CHAPTER 14
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Enter Mike Markkula: The $250,000 Investment and Adult Supervision
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CHAPTER 15
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The Apple II Design: Obsessing Over the Plastic Case and Silent Power Supply
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CHAPTER 16
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The 1977 West Coast Computer Faire: Apple's Coming-Out Party
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CHAPTER 17
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The Logo: Rob Janoff and the Bite Out of the Apple
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CHAPTER 18
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The Marketing Philosophy: Empathy, Focus, and Impute
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CHAPTER 19
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Chrisann Brennan: The Complexity of Young Love and Early Denial
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CHAPTER 20
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The Move to Bandley Drive: Building a Real Corporation
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Part III: The Lisa and the Pirate Ship (1978–1983)
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CHAPTER 21
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Lisa is Born: Named After a Daughter He Hadn't Yet Claimed
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CHAPTER 22
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The Xerox PARC Visit: "The Heist of the Century"
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CHAPTER 23
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The Ousting: Being Kicked Off the Lisa Team
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CHAPTER 24
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Hijacking the Macintosh: Taking Over Jef Raskin's Project
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CHAPTER 25
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The Pirate Flag: Building a Culture of "Insanely Great" Rebels
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CHAPTER 26
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The Design Language: Snow White and the Quest for Bauhaus Simplicity
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CHAPTER 27
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The Mouse: Perfecting the $15 Consumer Version
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CHAPTER 28
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The Pepsi Challenge: Recruiting John Sculley
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CHAPTER 29
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The Factory: Creating an Automated, "High-Art" Manufacturing Line
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CHAPTER 30
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The Internal Rift: The Growing War Between the Mac and Lisa Teams
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Part IV: The 1984 Revolution and the Fall (1984–1985)
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CHAPTER 31
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The '1984' Super Bowl Ad: Ridley Scott and the Hammer-Thrower
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CHAPTER 32
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The Launch: The Mac Talks for the First Time
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CHAPTER 33
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The First Cracks: Inventory Builds Up as Sales Slow Down
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CHAPTER 34
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The Personality Cult: Time Magazine's Betrayal and the "Man of the Year"
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CHAPTER 35
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The 30th Birthday: A Lavish Party and the Sense of Mortality
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CHAPTER 36
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The Boardroom Coup: Sculley vs. Jobs
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CHAPTER 37
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The Showdown: The May 1985 Board Meeting
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CHAPTER 38
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The Resignation: Walking Away from His Own Child
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CHAPTER 39
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The Long Walk: The Wilderness Years Begin
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CHAPTER 40
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Selling the Stock: Cutting All Ties to Apple Except for One Share
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Part V: NeXT and the Pursuit of Perfection (1985–1989)
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CHAPTER 41
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The NeXT Concept: An Educational Workstation for "Poets"
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CHAPTER 42
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The $100,000 Logo: Hiring Paul Rand
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CHAPTER 43
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The Cube: Obsessing Over Right Angles and Magnesium
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CHAPTER 44
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The Hiring: Creating the "A-Team" in Palo Alto
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CHAPTER 45
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Ross Perot: Securing a Billionaire's Backing
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CHAPTER 46
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The Software: The Birth of NeXTSTEP (the Future of macOS)
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CHAPTER 47
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The Launch Gala: San Francisco's Symphony Hall
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CHAPTER 48
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Market Reality: A Beautiful Machine That Nobody Could Afford
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CHAPTER 49
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Tim Berners-Lee: The World Wide Web Is Born on a NeXT
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CHAPTER 50
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The Pivot: From Hardware Company to Software Niche
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Part VI: Pixar and the Toy Story Gamble (1986–1995)
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CHAPTER 51
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Buying the Graphics Group: Taking It Off George Lucas's Hands
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CHAPTER 52
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The Pixar Image Computer: Another Hardware Failure
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CHAPTER 53
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John Lasseter: Finding the Creative Soul of the Company
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CHAPTER 54
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Tin Toy: Winning the Oscar and Seeing the Future
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CHAPTER 55
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The Disney Deal: A "Contract with the Devil" (Jeffrey Katzenberg)
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CHAPTER 56
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The Story Crisis: The "Black Friday" Script Reading
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CHAPTER 57
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The Production: Learning the Value of a "Brain Trust"
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CHAPTER 58
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The IPO: Jobs Becomes a Billionaire Overnight
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CHAPTER 59
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The Release of Toy Story: Changing Cinema Forever
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CHAPTER 60
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The New Power Dynamics: Jobs as a Media Mogul
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Part VII: The Prodigal Son Returns (1996–1998)
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CHAPTER 61
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Apple in Chaos: The Gil Amelio Era and the Hunt for an OS
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CHAPTER 62
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The Deal: Apple buys NeXT for $429 million
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CHAPTER 63
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The Return: "I'm just an advisor."
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CHAPTER 64
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The Coup: Amelio is Out, Jobs is the iCEO
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CHAPTER 65
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Microsoft's Lifeline: Bill Gates on the Big Screen at Macworld
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CHAPTER 66
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Killing the Clones: Protecting the Ecosystem
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CHAPTER 67
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Simplifying the Product Grid: The 2x2 Matrix
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CHAPTER 68
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Jony Ive: Finding a Soulmate in Design
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CHAPTER 69
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Think Different: The "Crazy Ones" Campaign
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CHAPTER 70
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The iMac G3: Bondi Blue and the Object That Changed Everything
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Part VIII: The Digital Hub and the iPod (1999–2004)
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CHAPTER 71
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The "i" in iMac: The Internet as a Consumer Tool
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CHAPTER 72
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The Digital Hub Strategy: Why the PC Isn't Dead
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CHAPTER 73
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The Apple Store: Challenging the "Experts" with Ron Johnson
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CHAPTER 74
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The Genius Bar: Turning Retail into a Service
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CHAPTER 75
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iTunes: Taming the Chaos of Napster
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CHAPTER 76
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The iPod: "1,000 Songs in Your Pocket"
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CHAPTER 77
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The Click Wheel: Perfection in Physical Navigation
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CHAPTER 78
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The iTunes Store: The 99-Cent Revolution
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CHAPTER 79
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Panther and Tiger: NeXTSTEP Becomes the World's Most Advanced OS
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CHAPTER 80
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The Health Scare: The First Diagnosis and the Initial Denial
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Part IX: The iPhone and the Plateau of Power (2005–2008)
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CHAPTER 81
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The Stanford Commencement: "Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish"
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CHAPTER 82
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Project Purple: The Multi-Touch Gamble
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CHAPTER 83
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The Gorilla Glass: A Frantic Call to Corning
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CHAPTER 84
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The 2007 Keynote: "A Phone, an iPod, an Internet Communicator."
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CHAPTER 85
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The App Store: From a "Closed" System to an Open Economy
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CHAPTER 86
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The Thinness Obsession: The MacBook Air and the Manila Envelope
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CHAPTER 87
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The Antennagate Crisis: Learning That Apple Isn't Perfect
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CHAPTER 88
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MobileMe: A Rare Public Lashing of His Own Team
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CHAPTER 89
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The New Campus: Dreaming of the "Spaceship" (Apple Park)
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CHAPTER 90
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The Liver Transplant: A Secret Battle for Time
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Part X: The iPad and the Final Sunset (2009–2011)
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CHAPTER 91
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The iPad: "The Most Important Thing I've Ever Done."
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CHAPTER 92
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The Lean Back Experience: Re-imagining Media Consumption
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CHAPTER 93
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The War on Flash: Defining the Boundaries of the Mobile Web
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CHAPTER 94
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The Walter Isaacson Interviews: Choosing to Be "Open" at the End
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CHAPTER 95
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The Final Keynote: iCloud and the Post-PC World
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