Steve Jobs has Passed Away!? (UPDATED)

[CardinalPiggles]

Thanks for my iPod Steve Jobs. RIP.

 

[chiggerwood]

I can't help but feel a little sad. The first computer that I ever got, that was explicitly mine and mine alone was in 1994 and it was an Apple I can't remember The exact model, and I had the most fun on it I think it was this one here http://todoappleblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/macintosh-color-classic.jpg

Or this one

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Macintosh_LC_575_Picture_2.JPG/220px-Macintosh_LC_575_Picture_2.JPG

Maybe it's just nostalgia (I was just 7), but this was a great computer. It was given to me by a friend of the family and my mom as a present. They saved me from knowing the horrors of Windows 3.1 and for that I am eternally grateful.

I'm getting misty eyed just from looking at those pictures.

 

[Chased]

He sure went from resigning as CEO to dead awful fast, didn't think it was THAT serious.

I had similar thoughts, I wasn't aware that his health was in this much of a decline. Steve Jobs was a great innovator and changed the technology industry in ways that I doubt anyone could have foreseen. Rest in peace Mr. Jobs!

 

[Kenami]

Such sad news for a person who helped our world. I think this says it all:

Absolutely. Good post man.

This is really sad. I honestly can't imagine how the past ten years would have been without Jobs vision and desire to be innovative. Things like Spotify, musicians releasing teaser/free downloadable tracks, bandcamp, soundcloud, the re-emergence of vinyl, bands having to be creative with the way they release music (secret shows, subscription based music, etc.) wouldn't have happened without Jobs. And so much more...real shame to lose someone like that.

 

[TheAmazingHobo]

I talked to a Professor today, in his office.
It was about the new website for the institute, which he was responsible for, and how much difficulty he has with setting it up. He talked about how frustrating it was for him, dealing with all the necessary computer stuff and how much he isn´t a "computer-person" and doesn´t really understand anything about it.
When I left, I saw him immediatly picking up his iPad.

So.... bye Steve,
I guess.

 

[erztez]

Go without your PC, your MP3 Player, Your tablet (if you had one) and remove all those from your life. That is what would have happened in Steve Jobs didn't exist.

Okay, I am being a little over-dramatic however he was a revolutionary. Most of the things were thought of by him. They were perfected again and again by him. Others could have done it, however who knows. It could have taken years longer.

PC...no, he stole that from someone else and charged three times as much for a shiny box.
MP3 player...again, no, stolen from someone else, + there were better alternatives BEFORE the iPod came out, and much better AFTER.
Tablet?...HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, oh wait, you were serious? Let me laugh even HARDER!

Jobs was no revolutionary. He was good at marketing, I'll give him that, but the man never had an original thought.

 

[RaNDM G]

Sad news. He didn't even get to enjoy his retirement.

 

[mysecondlife]

I am not a fan of apple. but it was kinda depressing not seeing Steve Jobs announcing Apple 4GS

Farewell Steve

 

[Tartarga]

He's playing Angry Birds with the angels now. RIP Jobs, you shall be missed.

 

[ImSkeletor]

Funny I thought he was doing just fine. How sudden. What will become of the company now? Sometimes when the founders of a company dies the whole thing changes. Just look at what cartoon network was before the founders died. Now look at it afterwards. There are some real differences.

Question: What Founders are you talking about? Hannah-Barbera? im just curious

OT: I have never owned an apple product but I respect the man and I am sad to see him go.

 

[Greater Evil]

Yeah, many other people passed away too. Just because he is famous doesn't mean I should care for him more than anyone else.

Go without your PC, your MP3 Player, Your tablet (if you had one) and remove all those from your life. That is what would have happened in Steve Jobs didn't exist.

Okay, I am being a little over-dramatic however he was a revolutionary. Most of the things were thought of by him. They were perfected again and again by him. Others could have done it, however who knows. It could have taken years longer.

You really don't understand anything about computers do you?

 

[Darth Sea Bass]

Bothered. :/

And forgive me if i somehow doubt steve jobs invented the iphone or ipod personally, Team's of speccy geeks getting payed peanuts compared to jobs must have spent years designing shit just for him to take credit for.

 

[zehydra]

An interesting man with an interesting legacy. I didn't like him, but RIP.

 

[Ghengis John]

Sad, but I don't know if I'ld put him on par with Thomas Edison like some of the articles are saying.

Edison was quite renowned as a ruthless businessman. Often taking an inferior product like direct current electricity and selling the hell out of it for a higher price while tirelessly attacking his competitors like Tesla with lies and half truths. Think back to those "I'm a PC" ads for a moment. Edison was quoted once in regards to the allegation that he stole patents or took credit for other people's inventions as saying that "The one that people will believe is the one who shouts the loudest.". Jobs was often noted for using advertising blitzes to make it appear that apple had invented a product such as mp3 players or tablet computers. So I guess in that respect they are similar. I'm not trying to be derisive mind you, just making a factual observation.

As for this news, that's unfortunate for Jobs. It looks like he should have been paying less attention to his company and more to his health. He left his CEO position way too late it seems. I neither liked him nor disliked him, frankly I didn't know him. But cancer is a lousy way to go. I'm assuming that was it.

 

[hardcorehero]

Well it's a real shame that he died, great man and all, but onto more pressing matters. Anyone know when the iFuneral app is coming out?

 

[Epona]

"So, today at Apple, we'd like to show you our latest creation. We think it's going to revolutionize, not just how we interact with each other, but the very way we all live our lives. We call it: iDead."

...I'm a terrible, terrible person.

Have a sense of decency will you?

 

[Sixcess]

Very sad.

To be honest Steve Jobs always creeped me out a bit - there was just something about him that was half cult leader and half James Bond villain. But he was a major innovator, and more importantly dying of cancer at 56 is too soon for anyone. RIP.

 

[Athinira]

Yeah, many other people passed away too. Just because he is famous doesn't mean I should care for him more than anyone else.

By that argument, you shouldn't care even if it was your mother that died. After all, she is just another person that passed away between many other people, right?

Listen, it's not about being famous or not being famous. It's about whether or not that person had a (positive) impact on your life in some way, and for almost anyone who has ever used any kind of modern electronics, Steve Jobs had an impact. For some people, a HUGE impact.

He has brought huge innovation to several markets. In fact, if you're just looking at the mobile market, i think that without Steve Jobs, the Smartphones and tablets we know today wouldn't be here for another 3-5 years. 3-5 years of delayed technology is absolutely huge, and i don't even want to think how MP3'players would look today if the iPod hadn't been invented.

In short: Steve Jobs brought great technology into my life, even if it in some cases wasn't Apple products since competition sparks innovation. So i care. And I'd be surprised if you haven't benefited from him as well, either directly or indirectly.

 

[Roxas1359]

I just found out myself. Even if you aren't an Apple fanboy or a Mac user (PC person here), but Steve Jobs really did have quite an impact on our modern life more so than a lot of others. I mean with the IPod to the IPad, many if these things many of us have an have to thank Steve for helping to develop. Saying that he had no influence on contemporary life would be considerably false. It is sad to see that he has passed, but I have seen that his health was failing. Rest in peace Mr. Jobs, you will be missed.

His revolultion of the touch interface and the digital distribution markets won't be what defines him for thousands of years- It will be that he was the one that brought the graphical interface to the general population.

True, but what I meant by what I said was how nowadays it is common to see people walking around listening to their iPods or using their iPads. Heck, my local news station can be seen using their iPads while on the air. But what you said is probably more of his legacy than what I said.

 

[Soggy Toast]

What a shame. He was a good man..... what a rotten way to die.