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Fortune Names Jobs 'CEO of Decade'

Posted by Susan Hall Nov 6, 2009 3:29:02 PM

Fortune magazine has named Apple's Steve Jobs "CEO of the decade," with probably way more copy than you'd ever care to read about him.

 

Fortune editor-at-large Adam Lashinsky writes in his intro:

How's this for a gripping corporate story line: Youthful founder gets booted from his company in the 1980s, returns in the 1990s, and in the following decade survives two brushes with death, one securities-law scandal, an also-ran product lineup, and his own often unpleasant demeanor to become the dominant personality in four distinct industries, a billionaire many times over, and CEO of the most valuable company in Silicon Valley. Sound too far-fetched to be true? Perhaps. Yet it happens to be the real-life story of Steve Jobs and his outsize impact on everything he touches.

CNET News' story points to the success of the iPod, the iPhone and the cult-like following of Mac fans as evidence of Jobs' success.

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