Steve Jobs's influence spanned multiple industries, including personal computing, digital music, mobile communications, and animated movies.

Among his most transformative innovations were the Apple II and the Macintosh. The Apple II, launched in 1977, was one of the first highly successful mass-produced personal microcomputers, making computing more accessible to individuals. However, the Macintosh, introduced in 1984, revolutionized personal computing by popularizing the graphical user interface (GUI) and the mouse.