World of Apple
This is a static archive of World of Apple, published by Alex Brooks between 2005 and 2015. Nothing here is live or updated since original publication.

20 Years Ago Today

Twenty years ago today Apple actually sued co-founder and former chairman Steve Jobs - just days after he resigned from the company.

Apple sued Jobs and fellow ex-Apple employee Rich Page on September 23, 1985. Both were ordered not to use any proprietary information for their post-Apple venture, and Jobs was charged with dereliction of duties as chairman of Apple.

Jobs was forced out of Apple in 1985 in a vicious power-play that left his erstwhile friend John Sculley in charge. In the words of BusinessWeek, Jobs was "hurt, humiliated, and disillusioned".