Columnist : ' Jobs ` ` one of the great innovators in the history of modern capitalism '' Jobs co - founded Apple with Steve Wozniak in 1989 , building their first computer in a garage . ` iReport : Share your memories of Jobs . ` He did what a CEO does : Hired and inspired great people , '' columnist says . Company has sold more than 100 million iPods , 100 million iPhones and 25 million tablets .
Columnist : ' Jobs ` ` one of the great innovators in the history of modern capitalism '' Jobs co - founded Apple with Steve Wozniak in 1989 , building their first computer in a garage . ` ` He did what a CEO does : Hired and inspired great people , '' columnist says . Company has sold more than 100 million iPods , 100 million iPhones and 25 million tablets .