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 .
Columnist : Steve Jobs `` one of the great innovators in the history of modern capitalism '' Jobs co-founded Apple with Steve Wozniak in 1976 , building their first computer in a garage . `` He did what a CEO should : Hired and inspired great people , '' columnist says . Company has sold more than 275 million iPods , 100 million iPhones and 25 million iPads .