Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, has died age 56
Today is a sad day for the world of electronics and computer engineering. Steve Jobs has died at the young age of 56 after suffering years of debilitating sickness.
Steve Jobs, born February 24th, 1955, was an inventor and entrepreneur who co-founded Apple back in the late 1970s. He was among the first to make the personal computer commercially viable and it is to him and his team that we owe our thanks for the computer-age that we now live in.
Always a strong believer that products should be both elegant and functional, Apple's simple, iconic and beautiful design owes a lot to Steve Jobs' passion.
Today, Apple is a huge player in the world of electronics and will surely continue to be so with the legacy that Steve Jobs has granted them. Apple made the following statement on announcing his death:
"Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being."
Steve Jobs fell ill in 2004 and was diagnosed with a cancerous tumour in his pancreas. Despite the tumour being a less vicious form, it was still enough to weaken him that his health would only further deteriorate from that point on. In January 2011 Jobs went on extended sick leave from Apple and in August 2011 announced his resignation as CEO.
Steve Jobs will be missed for the visionary he was and will be remembered in the legacy of Apple devices, including iPods, iPhones, iPads, iBooks and the original Apple-Macintosh computers, that he leaves behind him.
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Jobs didn't invent the mobile phone. Jobs didn't invent the portable music player. Jobs didn't invent the digital music player. Jobs didn't invent the computer or the mouse, or the graphical user interface. Its sad when anyone dies, but wow, this hype over Jobs is crazy!
over a year ago by MrPrivate -
He was the man and we would be nowhere without him!!!
over a year ago by Anthea Jackson -
To MrPrivate. No he didn't. But he resurrected a crashing computer company (Apple) from pending doom to incredble success. Successful businesses are, like it or not, the foundation of our society and the engine on which we all run and depend. The sale of one Apple product has in some way involved unknown quanities of people all over the planet - designers, manufacturers, programmers, sales people, factory workers, magazine acrticle writers, and on and on and on. The sale of millions and millons of Apple products has a global effect on the finances of many. And the products produced by Apple are used by a lot of people because they like them and they are fun or useful or whatever. So when Steve Jobs dies a lot of people notice because he's had a lot of influence on them - if he hadn't been there Apple would have probably disappered - and hence the "hype". When you die, who will notice?
over a year ago by Glenn -
Very well put Glen.
over a year ago by Dennis
Its not how much time we have but what we do with the time we are given,and he did a massive amount in his life for all in the world to share.
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To Anthea, Glenn and Dennis. Please check out the following link and read the ENTIRE story.
over a year ago by Bob M
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/perlow/steve-jobs-apples-greatest-legacy-or-its-biggest-obstacle/16180?tag=mantle_skin;content
What short memories some people seem to have. Steve Wozniak was (and still is) the "brains" in the partnership. Jobs was the snake-oil salesperson, the "mouth" of the two. How Wozniak remained friends with Jobs after the way Jobs treated him is a tribute to the man that is Steve Wozniak.
It appears that even from their earliest times, Jobs was an "arrogant user" and he doesn't appear to have changed much during his life.
I would never wish him any harm or an early demise but let's keep it real and not buy into "apple fanboy mythology".
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daily i use my apple computer and daily i am grateful for steve's work. if i have any doubt, all i need to do is contact TED.com and once again look at his inspiring address which is enough to establish him a a great spirit and a truly amazing human being.
over a year ago by petrus -
To Mr Private,
over a year ago by PB
You're right "Jobs didn't invent the mobile phone. Jobs didn't invent the portable music player. Jobs didn't invent the digital music player. Jobs didn't invent the computer ..." but he perfected them and made them fun.
The apple community as well as the copycats ( whether you like it or not ) will miss him.
And so will you, just not today .... -
Mr Private,
over a year ago by VIJAY KUMAR
If you dont like apple it ok mate, but atleast show some respect to the person who changed our lives. he changed the way we do things in terms of enjoying music and the way we use our phones. Off course he is not an inventer but he is the one at the back of all the grat inventions like IPOD, IPHONE AND IPAD. -
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over a year ago by N Nguyen
I was born in San Francisco as an unexpected child
Mom and dad didn’t want me, I didn’t know why?!
So I had been adopted at my first (baby) cries
Grew up with Paul and Clara’s love and care, and as time went by
It’s Reed College in Oregon that I applied
That was so much for a working class couple, I realized
I dropped out soon later so I decided.
Starting at Atari as a technical design
Then set out to India in search of spiritual enlightenment, something that I liked
Back to California as a Buddhist with serenity and peace inside.
Working in the garage days and nights
Fascinatedly with my buddy Steve Wozniak during off time
Where personal computer had been defined
Then to the world the first Apple said hi
It’s not a forbidden fruit but a surprise!
Connecting dots to create lines,
To create fonts and typefaces using bits and bytes
Then icons were invented, mouse added – Macintosh was nice!
Surprisingly, though as an Apple founder, I had been fired.
Had been rejected but still in love, still excited
Not to surrender, not to lose sight,
I started to fight
Founded NeXT, I survived
Then with Pixar, I strived
(Later produced box-office hits Toy Story, Finding Nemo, A Bug’s Life)
With understanding and support from Laurene, always at my side.
As a destiny, I came back “home” with my hype
At Cupertino, putting all my energy on the Loop named Infinite
In the heart of the Silicon Valley, blossomed ideas were so bright
Changed the digital universe with apps and touch screen, that captured the eyes
Put the virtual world at the finger tips, so many industries have been revolutionized
Again with “Think Different” I created many i’s
iMac, iPod, iTunes, iPhone, iPad – with pride
That increased thousand fold the share price.
A visionary, a pioneer, an entrepreneur, … an artist in style
A Macworld’s character though been criticized but most admired
“Stay hungry. Stay foolish.” to the young generation, I inspired.
Life is limited, life is fragile
When arriving at the final destination, I resigned,
Which “is very likely the single best invention of Life”
Finally at 56, is it too early? But it’s time to say goodbye!
iDie!
(My sincere condolences to Mrs Laurene Powell Jobs, family and the whole Apple team!)
N Nguyen
Notes:
1. To honour and to pay tribute to Steve Jobs, a creator of many revolutionized “i-products”, I write this “poem” (sort of) giving the title “I”, which has lines ending with words that rhyme with "I" (but not quite due to the past tense).
2. English is not my first language so I do appreciate any corrections if I’m wrong.
References:
Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address
http://news.stanford.edu/news/2005/june15/jobs-061505.html
Steve Jobs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs
Think Different
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFEarBzelBs
And a number of online articles.
