Why was Steve Jobs fired from Apple?

Steve Jobs was never fired from Apple.In fact 

He was fired from the Mac Division.

No jobs wasn't just an employee. He was the CEO of Apple when he was firedFrom Mac division. In 1981, Apple Computer went public. Just two years later, Apple cracked the Fortune 500 and Jobs recruited John Sculley, the head of Pepsi-Cola, to be its new chief executive.

Jobs was Apple's chief visionary, a role that put him in charge of the team developing Apple's next revolutionary product, the Macintosh computer. The Mac debuted in 1984 to rave reviews but disappointing sales, putting a financial strain on the company -– and fraying Jobs' relationship with Sculley.

A power struggle erupted between Sculley and Jobs. In the spring of 1985 Apple's board sided with the CEO, removing Jobs from his command of the Macintosh group. They basically stripped Jobs of responsibilities and gave him an office that he referred to as 'Siberia.' Well, someone like Steve Jobs could not sit in Siberia,. Jobs told his closest friends and colleagues that it was a betrayal.

So he was never fired from Apple but from the Mac Division.