Steve Jobs
1955-2011
Apple has lost a visionary and a creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve have lost a dear friend and an inspiring mentor. Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple.
If you would like to share your thoughts, memories and condolences, please email rememberingsteve@apple.com.
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Love Apple, or hate Apple – the Jobs-led Apple created and defined trends, not just in computing, but technology in general. They changed the way we entertain ourselves.
The best tribute Apple will be able to show is to carry on.
As much as i hate apple, Steve Jobs changed the world in 10 years to the same degree IBM changed the world in 100.
I’ve been reading and writing about this man for my entire adult life and before. In so many ways he has inspired me. I feel all kinds of speechless right now.
Im sickened by the reaction.
If Jobs meant sooooo much, then guess what, were fucked.
but no, were not fucked, why, cause he did not mean that much.
Im not sorry to say it either. The longer the bullshit about how important the guy goes on the more people are inclined to believe it.
I don’t think anyone is suggesting “we’re fucked”…
Edison died, the world survived. But we still celebrate his achievements.
Einstein died, the world survived. But we still celebrate his achievements.
I might add that Innovations and discovery in IT will continue, just as discovery in physics has.
I think that’s what I was trying to say…but agreed… :)
There is shitloads of comments for idiots talking like steve was a guy who changed the world.
But he did, sure if it wasn’t him it would of been someone else. But it was him
World has not changed.
OH MY GOSH HOW CAN YOU BE SO MEAN
Jobs is everything, the world is doomed now. Where is the innovation that is the iPhone going to come from now?
Seriously you think we are going to move forward with the likes of Google and Microsoft or what is left of Apple?
Previous comment – presented with added sarcasm for your convenience… ;)
sarcasm at a time like this?!?!
The iPhone was going to be anyway, all steve did was being it forward a few years.
If you think Steve was so imortant then you just insult your own potential.
I insult my own potential? Potential for what?
If you want to hold such a naive opinion then honestly I’m fine with that, you can say what you want and it really doesn’t bother me.
That said, I think the same thing that was said to Germaine Greer when she made comments after Steve Irwin died should apply here, there’s a time and a place for that sort of comment, and making it while the body is still warm is totally unnecessary and merely a means to big note yourself into the spotlight.
Move on, and grow up, the influences Jobs had on the industry (or lack thereof in your opinion) is something that can be discussed in a few weeks once he’s buried and the dust has settled.
Well said Terry. I cant believe the level of disrespect and lack of empathy from some people. Whether it’s for a cheap sarcastic laugh, or just because they don’t like Apple, a man has still died of cancer, so why be an arsehole about it? I cringe at the immaturity of some people when important and influential people die. The whole “people die every day so why shoud I care?” attitude, and their total inability to grasp how somone they personally dislike was an inspiration to so many others, is so incredibly short sighted.
Love him or hate him, Steve Jobs was a man that turned a company facing bankruptcy into a multi-billion dollar empire, completely reshaped the music industry, transformed the way we use mobile technology in the 21st century, and along the way usher in a new tablet form factor, and eco-system that competitors had been failing at for years.
And how do you expect the media and people to react to someone they idolised dying? We all have people we look up to and Steve Jobs was a genuine celebrity of the tech world, so let people have their grief, or at the very least share their sympathy and respect. Whether you care or not, you just sound like an arrogant arse saying otherwise.
Pointing out how many people are idiots by talking about how he changed the world is perfectly fine.
Anybody who gets caught up in the hype is a fool.
“Love him or hate him, Steve Jobs was a man that turned a company facing bankruptcy into a multi-billion dollar empire, completely reshaped the music industry, transformed the way we use mobile technology in the 21st century, and along the way usher in a new tablet form factor, and eco-system that competitors had been failing at for years.”
Exactly… he did nothing of importance.
Seriously dude, for someone who doesn’t care, you’re showing a lot of passion about the subject.
Take a few chill pills.
Just because he doesn’t rate in your opinion, doesn’t mean he doesn’t rate in other people’s opinion.
Just because some people’s opinion is different to yours, doesn’t automatically make them idiots.
The biggest idiot is the person who thinks his/her own opinion is the only valid one.
There is no naive opinion.
There a many many people posting like he was a world changer. He was not.
All you have done is show you cant read.
I find it rather interesting that you are saying I can’t read by doing exactly that.
What I said was I don’t care what you say, but there is a time and a place and you coming out immediately after someone has died, a person who quite clearly has touched the lives of many others, and saying “cause he did not mean that much” is not only inappropriate but also insulting.
If you don’t understand the impact that Jobs has had then either you don’t work in the industry, or if you do have been asleep at the wheel for the past 30+ years. Probably the biggest compliment I’ve read of Jobs in the past 24hrs is not about his business skills or anything like that, it’s that he brought technology to the masses, he didn’t ride the wave that brought products into peoples houses, making them simple to use and functional to suit peoples lives, he created the wave.
You can probably expect to see similar reactions when Bill Gates dies, or Steve Wozniak, or time will tell maybe even Jack Dorsey, or even possibly Mark Zuckerberg. Whether you like or agree with what they do or not, all these people have been the brain and inspiration behind devices, software, or whatever, that have impacted and changed peoples lives.
Now as I said, lay off, and move on, clearly you didn’t like Jobs, and that’s ok, I’m cool with that, but saying he didn’t mean that much immediately after he dies is akin to the Westbro Baptist Church’s plan to picket his funeral, it’s just self promotion and big noting, and there isn’t much more scummy a thing a person can do that then that.
“If you don’t understand the impact that Jobs has had then either you don’t work in the industry, or if you do have been asleep at the wheel for the past 30+ years. ”
Thats my point, I do understand and see no reason to sanctify him.
Which is what my original comment is about… the douchbags who try to sanctify.
It sorta left me a bit confused when I first read the twitter stream about Job’s death, I’ll be honest I’ve never really been a big Apple fan, never owned an iWhatever, but have seen first hand the changes and influences he had on the industry.
Back when I first finished college in the late 90’s my first real job was in the service department of an AppleStore, that was a time when Apple was the reject computer, the one only used by graphics developers and the media industry. And probably for good reason, I can remember one machine having a power supply which was price marked at $257.50, try explaining to someone they have to pay that to fix their machine when a PC power supply was around $50.
But anyway, during my time there I got to see the first Cyan coloured iMac make the stage, the all in one machine that took the market by storm, sort of, mainly because it was a fully functional machine that could be stuck in the corner and actually look good. That was followed by the more powerful coloured iMac, the one that you could buy to match your decor. There were changes afoot, and you could see from people coming into the store they knew Apple was on the rise again.
It’s about that time that I left (and soon after that AppleStore went belly up), but it didn’t take long for Apple to become a mainstream product, the iPod come on stage, iTouch, iTunes, iBook, iPad, iWhatever. When Jobs was at the helm Apple always led the market with his innovative products, and hopefully that innovation will continue. This of course wasn’t just in the physical device market, but also in media distribution like the iTunes platform.
Condolences to your family and friends, your little company you started with Steve Wozniak way back then is what gave me my first break in the industry I’ve spent nearly 15 years working in, and I’m sure I’m not the only one.
RIP Steve.
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