Despite knowing he was dying, Steve Jobs worked for more than a year on the products that he believed would safeguard the company's future. It was also revealed today that Jobs fought hard to get plans approved for a spaceship-style company headquarters in California. It will be big enough to hold 12,000 employees in a park-like setting near the existing base in Cupertino. He appeared at a town council meeting in June to plead for the planning go ahead. Visionary: Steve Jobs introducing the iPad2 in San Francisco on March 2 this year Jobs had a part-time job working for Hewlett Packard at the site when he was 13 and he ensured Apple bought the land when it became available.
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Blueprints for new iPod, iPad, iPhone and MacBooks in place
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Permission for futuristic new Apple headquarters secured by Jobs in June
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