• Fortune, Thursday, November 5, 2009 3:26 PM

Fortune takes a close look at the evolution of Steve Jobs -- perhaps the closest thing we have to a tech deity -- and "his outsize impact on everything he touches." How's this for a bold statement: "The past decade in business belongs to Jobs." Well, the man has already "radically and lucratively reordered" four markets -- computing, music, movies, and mobile telephones.

As are result, since 2000, Jobs has grown Apple from a $5 billion company to one worth about $170 billion. Yet, what really inspires this piece is clearly the fact that Jobs was feared a goner less than a year ago. But, one liver transplant later, he's back at the wheel of Apple, and gearing up to "disturb" still more markets, including TV and the greater publishing industry.

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