Steve Jobs on Mathematica: Happy 10th Anniversary
What Jobs talks about
Steve Jobs records a brief anniversary message for Stephen Wolfram, celebrating 10 years of Mathematica and praising its impact. He describes it as a “great ride” and says it has changed everything.
He notes Mathematica’s reach across universities and corporations, and he points to Apple’s excitement about its future. In particular, he highlights upcoming consumer and K-12 versions and the opportunity to keep building together.
The message is short, warm, and forward-looking. It reflects Jobs’s interest in powerful software, education, and the value of bringing advanced tools to broader audiences.
Jobs speaks throughout in a recorded message to Stephen Wolfram.
In his words
“Stephen, congratulations on 10 great years of Mathematica.”
“It's been a great ride.”
“And Mathematica's changed everything.”
“It's in use in every major university, in most major corporations.”
“We are super excited about working with you to make the next 10 years of Mathematica even more successful than the first.”
Key points
- Congratulates Stephen Wolfram on 10 great years of Mathematica
- Credits the early collaboration around Mathematica on the Macintosh and NeXTStep
- Says Mathematica has “changed everything”
- Notes its use in major universities and corporations
- Expresses excitement about consumer and K-12 versions
- Links Apple’s comeback with broader access to powerful software
- Looks forward to the next 10 years being even more successful
Full transcript
Stephen, congratulations on 10 great years of Mathematica. Having seen it from the start, having had a chance to work with you while you were developing it, having the first version be in the Macintosh and doing a great version on Next Step Together, it's been a great ride. And Mathematica's changed everything. It's in use in every major university, in most major corporations. And one thing we're really excited about here at Apple is that just as Apple is re-entering the consumer market with a vengeance with iMac, you guys are going to be coming out with some versions of Mathematica for consumers and for K-12. And we are super excited about working with you to make the next 10 years of Mathematica even more successful than the first. So happy anniversary. Congratulations.
Transcribed from the audio with OpenAI Whisper. Timestamps link to the video above. Errors are possible.