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Apple CEO Steve Jobs says that Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger will be crucial in helping to expand the Mac base. “Tiger will give customers one more reason to buy a Mac, because it’s so far ahead of Windows,” Jobs told BusinessWeek. “It has turned out just wonderfully,” Jobs said of Tiger.

Apple and Pixar CEO Steve Jobs came in at No. 194 on this year’s installment of Forbes’ list of the richest people on the planet. Jobs’ net worth is now US$3 billion, up from $2.1 billion last year. Microsoft founder Bill Gates once again topped the list with $46.5 billion. The collective net worth of the 691 billionaires on the list is $2.2 trillion, up $300 billion from the combined worth of the 587 listed last year.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs has has finished at the top of the Forbes CEO Approval Tracker for the 20th straight month with an approval rating of 95 percent for February. Behind Jobs were: IBM’s Samuel Palmisano (58%), Dell’s Kevin Rollins (41%) Sun’s Scott G McNealy (39%), and Hewlett-Packard’s Robert P. Wayman (17%).

Happy birthday, Steve. Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs turns 50 today. Jobs was born on February 24, 1955 in San Francisco, California.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs made a surprise appearance at Apple’s SoHo retail store in New York City this past Thursday, according to the New York Daily News. “The way they keep secrets in this company is crazy,” an employee reportedly said to one customer. “I only found out he was here because the managers told us to smile more.”

In a six-page Fortune article (subscription required), Apple CEO Steve Jobs says that Microsoft is still copying the Mac operating system and that three PC makers are wanting to use Mac OS X with their machines. Jobs said Mac OS X 10.4 “Tiger” will have everything Microsoft wants its Longhorn OS to have.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs is among 15 people chosen by the Wall Street Journal to watch in 2005–“men and women who are set to shape the course of business, politics and world affairs in the next year.” Others included: Kofi Annan, U.N. secretary-general; Nick Denton, blog publisher; Robert Iger, Walt Disney Co. president and chief operating officer; Mel Karmazin, Sirius Satellite Radio chief executive; and John Thain, New York Stock Exchange chief executive. Read More

TIME magazine has named Apple CEO Steve Jobs one of its “People who mattered” in 2004. “It was a year of challenge and triumph for the man behind the iPod, who learned he had a rare form of pancreatic cancer and had surgery to remove a tumor. Meanwhile, the two companies he heads, Pixar and Apple, saw their stocks soar, thanks to The Incredibles and iPod’s little sis, the Mini.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs was given the go-ahead from local officials yesterday to demolish a historic house on his property in Woodside, CA. “Jobs, who owns an expansive Mission Revival home designed by the late, internationally known architect George Washington Smith, was battling with preservationists, who sought to keep the home intact,” reports CNET News.com.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs was edged out by Raymond “Chip” Mason, CEO of brokerage and mutual fund firm Legg Mason, as the CBS Marketwatch CEO of the Year. Other finalists included John Wilder of TXU Corp. and James Mullen of Biogen Idec.

CNBC and The Wall Street Journal announced the winners of the CNBC/WSJ Executive Leadership Awards last night during a gala awards ceremony at New York City’s Mandarin Oriental Hotel. The inaugural event honored four of the country’s most esteemed, top-level business leaders. Apple’s Steve Jobs was named “Leader in Innovation.” eBay’s Meg Whitman was named “Business Leader of the Future.” Kenneth Chenault of American Express picked up an award for “Leader in Business Practices,” while A.G.

At today’s special music event in San Jose, Apple CEO Steve Jobs said it is clear that consumers want photo capabilities and not video features on their iPod. “We think music plus photos are the next big thing,” he said.