Steve Jobs had several very expensive quirks that cost millions of dollars, we review the 5 most well known.
Steve Jobs is known for many of his eccentricities, from banning Apple devices in movies he didn’t like to signing autographs in the weirdest ways. But Apple County, in addition to creating some of the best devices of its time, He also had time for his whimsand these are the 5 most expensive.
Zen Garden: price unknown
Steve Jobs he built a huge zen garden in his own house meditate every morning. It is well known that the co-founder of Apple was a lover of meditation and ordered the construction of an impressive garden in his house with sand, stones and fountains. The value is unknown, but it was not cheap work
Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG: over $50,000
Steve Jobs’ Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG is well known in Cupertino, and not just for driving without a license plate, but one of the major quirks of the Apple CEO at the time. But to the price of the car itself must be added the $50,000 Jobs spent to bring the car to Japan at various Apple presentations. This car was not cheap to maintain.
A private jet: $45 million
Steve Jobs owned a Gulfstream V private jet valued at $45 million. It is said that he even participated in the design process of the jet. One of the late Apple co-founder’s most cherished luxuries.
A yacht: 138 million dollars
According to Steve Jobs biographer Walter Isaacson, the late CEO of Apple wanted a “sleek and minimalist” yacht, similar to apple products. In the words Jobs said to the writer:
I know I could die and leave Laurene with a half-built ship, but I have to pursue this project. If I don’t, it’s a way of admitting that I’m about to die.
The yacht called “Venus” was designed by Philippe Starck and built in Aalsmeer, the Netherlands, and cost a total of $138 million. A fancy luxuries that Steve Jobs couldn’t enjoy
Pixar Headquarters: over $150 million
After buying Pixar and their subsequent success with movies like Toy Story, Jobs decided he needed a new headquarters. That’s why in 1999 Steve Jobs bought the old Del Monte Cannery in Emeryville, California for $5 million. and after $150 million was spent to renovate the building into Pixar’s headquarters. A building that shows the perfectionism of Steve Jobs down to the smallest detail.
Of course, for the great fortune he has amassed, He also didn’t waste too much money. Steve had billions of dollars, so those whims were only a small percentage.
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