MIS 540 Week 1 Case Study; Do You Trust Your Data - Thomas Edison and Steve Jobs

far you can do almost everything with a hand held device. Now in 2026 there are over 1.46 billion ac琀椀ve iPhone users and iPhone holds 27.7% share in the whole global smartphone market. The iPhone 4 compared to the 16 is a great example of innova琀椀on and upgrades to keep the best interest of your consumers. When reading about their styles of innova琀椀on when it comes to Steve Jobs style he is more of a “User experience, minimalist design, and “thinking di昀昀erently (Bowers)”. He basically created things that the consumer didn’t even know they needed and when they got it they seen how much simpler it made things along with how much it just helped in everyday life just like Thomas Edisons innova琀椀ve inven琀椀ons. Things and examples of those are an iPhone, iPod, and the iPad he took exis琀椀ng technology and made something way be琀琀er like those things. Thomas Edison seemed to invent more industrial things and also electrical things as I said above and stu昀昀 that would make everyday life and work easier and safer for people. When it comes to their contribu琀椀ons to the marketplace Thomas Edison made literally the 昀椀rst light bulb which took away gas lamps and candles which are very hazardous. Now people are able to work longer because they have a safe reliable light now. He also created the Phonograph which created the chance to mass produce music and opening a market for home entertainment with music and created a money lane for a lot of people also. Steve Jobs contribu琀椀on to the marketplace was very important and e昀昀ected the whole world also. When researching it says “The iPhone revolu琀椀onized the world by introducing a user-friendly, mulit- touch interface that shi昀琀ed compu琀椀ng from desktops to pockets, rendering previous smartphones obsolete (Boyo)”. When it comes to that it gave people the chance and opportunity to do a lot and have instant internet access now that’s the standard in life. You can References Adam. “How Light Bulbs Changed the World | Stewart Ligh琀椀ng.” Stewart Ligh琀椀ng, 25 July 2025, stewartligh琀椀ng.com/2025/07/25/how-light-bulbs-changed- the-world/. “Edison and the Rise of Innova琀椀on - Thomas Edison Na琀椀onal Historical Park (U.S. Na琀椀onal Park Service).” Nps.gov, 2025, www.nps.gov/edis/edison-and-the-rise- of- innova琀椀on.htm . Loonam, Molly. “Leadership Lessons, Steve Jobs-Style | W. P. Carey News.” Asu.edu, 13 Dec. 2024, news.wpcarey.asu.edu/20241213-leadership-lessons-steve- jobs-style. Boyo, Sydney. “How the Apple IPhone Became One of the Best-Selling Products of All Time.” CNBC, 27 Jan. 2024, www.cnbc.com/2024/01/27/how-the- apple-iphone-changed-the-world.html? msockid=07d4cd6ebd7a6bde31e6db41b97a658b. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026. Joseph, Sco琀琀. “12 Inven琀椀ons by Thomas Edison That Created Our Modern World – Country Adventures.” Countryadventures.net, 26 Feb. 2026, www.countryadventures.net/12-inven琀椀ons-by-thomas-edison-that-created-our- modern-world/. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.