Late Apple Inc co-founder Steve Jobs’ widow Laurene Powell, along with Apple CEO Tim Cook, and former design chief Jony Ive remembered Jobs’ legacy on Wednesday at the Code Conference in Los Angeles, hours after the U.S. tech giant unveiled its latest iPhone.
What Happened: Powell recollected a memory of young Jobs' short-lived fling with India in 1974, before he co-founded Apple.
After dropping out of college over four decades ago, Jobs came to India seeking enlightenment and studying Zen Buddhism. "That was a spiritual exploration that he had," Powell said.
Reports indicate that eastern philosophies mystified Jobs, and he was on a quest for higher learning to solve the unanswered questions of science; that is when he decided to visit the country.
"He had a very sophisticated notion that not only that all our time is brief...but also the way to use your time in a very wise and deliberate manner," she added.
In New Delhi, Jobs was often seen donning Indian attire and embracing the...
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