• iconNews
  • videos
  • entertainment
  • Home
  • News
    • UK News
    • US News
    • Australia
    • Ireland
    • World News
    • Weird News
    • Viral News
    • Sport
    • Technology
    • Science
    • True Crime
    • Travel
  • Entertainment
    • Celebrity
    • TV & Film
    • Netflix
    • Music
    • Gaming
    • TikTok
  • LAD Originals
    • Say Maaate to a Mate
    • Daily Ladness
    • Lad Files
    • UOKM8?
    • FreeToBe
    • Extinct
    • Citizen Reef
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • UNILAD
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube

LAD Entertainment

YouTube

LAD Stories

Submit Your Content
Steve Jobs revealed one of his biggest life regrets in final days before he died

Home> Community

Published 15:10 19 Apr 2024 GMT+1

Steve Jobs revealed one of his biggest life regrets in final days before he died

Tech legend Steve Jobs died back in 2011

Jess Battison

Jess Battison

Let’s be real for a minute, as much as you might think you’re totally care-free and live for the moment, you probably have at least one thing you regret in life.

From a tattoo to what you ate for dinner last night, your regrets probably change over time with a bunch of people aged between 70-80 recently agreeing their biggest one was worrying over money when they were young.

And in the final days before he died, Steve Jobs revealed one of his biggest life regrets. The former Apple CEO and co-founder died in 2011 following a 2003 cancer diagnosis.

Leaving behind his legacy in technology and innovation, the 56-year-old also left four children: Lisa, 45, Reed, 32, Erin, 28, and Eve, 25.

Advert

It was around his family that the tech legend held regret as he spoke of his kids in an interview.

Steve Jobs died in 2011. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Steve Jobs died in 2011. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

In the weeks leading up to his death, he spoke with author Walter Isaacson to collaborate on a comprehensive biography in the hope to offer insights into his life to his children.

“I wanted my kids to know me,” Jobs said to Isaacson. “I wasn't always there for them, and I wanted them to know why and to understand what I did.”

He hoped the biography would explain his absences to his kids and help them to understand the choices he made. With Jobs’ huge professional success, there was of course a struggle to balance that with his family responsibilities.

Advert

Well-reported, Jobs initially legally denied paternity of Lisa for several years before they eventually reconciled. During the period before he accepted being her father, Lisa and her mum lived on government assistance.

He was a dad-of-four. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
He was a dad-of-four. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

An early Apple business computer is actually named after her, the Apple Lisa.

Eve previously spoke to Vanity Fair about the one memento of her late dad that nobody else can lay claim to.

While she called the iPhone a ‘beautiful reminder every day’, she also has some quirkier merchandise like vintage t-shirts.

Advert

And that includes a one-of-a-kind from the Computer 1 era, likely made by her dad when Apple was still being run from his garage in the mid to late 70s. On the front, the t-shirt alludes to an infamous Biblical character: "Eve had the right idea," it reads.

On the back, the text continues: "She picked an Apple."

Eve said of the sentimental shirt: "It means so much to me. I smile every time I wear it."

Featured Image Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/David Paul Morris/Getty Images

Topics: Apple, Technology, Parenting

Jess Battison
Jess Battison

Jess is a Senior Journalist with a love of all things pop culture. Her main interests include asking everyone in the office what they're having for tea, waiting for a new series of The Traitors and losing her voice at a Beyoncé concert. She graduated with a first in Journalism from City, University of London in 2021.

X

@jessbattison_

Advert

Advert

Advert

Choose your content:

a day ago
2 days ago
3 days ago
4 days ago
  • a day ago

    Mother who lives with her new husband and ex to save money reveals how she makes bizarre situation work

    Her ex-husband is still around as it's an expensive world

    Community
  • 2 days ago

    Why seeing a pink flamingo on cruise could mean someone is a swinger

    The more you know

    Community
  • 3 days ago

    Relationship expert reveals what you should never say to a potential partner if you want them to like you

    Apparently it makes you come across as rude

    Community
  • 4 days ago

    Boxer left unconscious after freak electric shock accident in cannabis event

    Ivan Parshikov jumped straight into a swimming pool afterwards.

    Community
  • Steve Jobs asked senior Apple employee one question 'almost every day' that explains why he was so successful
  • Why Steve Jobs used a ‘beer test’ while interviewing people for jobs at Apple
  • Reason Steve Jobs always wore a black turtleneck jumper despite being able to afford anything he wanted
  • Brutal ultimatum Steve Jobs sent rival CEO after he found out his company was recruiting from Apple