Steve Jobs: 2011 Person of the Year
By Julie Jacobson
Steve Jobs passed away in October, but his legacy endures. We focus on how Jobs and the iPad brought home control to new heights.

Steve Jobs and Apple motivated an entire generation of people to listen to music. He put millions of user interfaces into the hands of those who had never tapped a touchscreen before.

He proved that people would buy content - at a time when CD- and DVD-ripping was crippling the music and movie industries - if it is easy to access. He revolutionized retailing. And he changed forever how custom electronics professionals run their businesses.



We were not out to find the nicest guy or the most successful technology or the person who most positively affected the custom business. Rather, we were looking for the single person or entity that sent ripples through the custom community. The editors of CE Pro, along with advisors from the industry, believe the late Apple founder is the one.

The Music Generation
Before the iPod came along 10 years ago, most users got their music in small doses from CD changers, car stereos and radio. To be sure, the options were plentiful pre-iPod for those who already savored music, but what about the vast majority of folks for whom music was enjoyable, but not important enough to work at it or pay for it?

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