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Steve Jobs, RIP (1955-2011)
Today we mourn the loss of Apple founder Steve Jobs, a true original in every sense of the word, who sadly passed away yesterday at the age of 56 after a long and tiring battle with pancreatic cancer. While we are not usually one to comment on the technology sector, Jobs' incredible contribution to an astounding variety of fields has surpassed mere corporate gadgetry to leave behind a legacy that has spawned and enriched an entire culture and influenced our everyday lives and society in immeasurable ways.
You'd be hard pressed to go a single day without running into something that Jobs' endless passion and creativity somehow affected or created. Jobs' contributions go beyond mere hardware (I write, while sitting in a coffeeshop with at least two dozen people from all walks of life with iPhones, iPads, or MacBooks), the innovations and "big ideas" he boldly and fiercely championed in his lifetime have helped create a world where it is commonplace... ordinary... maybe even taken for granted... that the vast resources of the internet are available at the swipe of a finger and where art (in a variety of mediums including music and film) can be stored and carried along with us wherever we go in ever smaller and more convenient ways. A world where computers have graphical interfaces and a variety of typefaces and fonts. A world where 3D animated films are not only common, but can stir and inspire audiences around the world as well as even the best live-action film. That is the true legacy of Steve Jobs: not some eventually-obsolete block of circuitry or a financially successful mega-company, but that he was a man who was willing to fight for "the new", "the big idea", the "high concept"... something that is woefully rare in our world, and now even more so without him in it.
Disney President and CEO Bob Iger:
“Steve Jobs was a great friend as well as a trusted advisor. His legacy will extend far beyond the products he created or the businesses he built. It will be the millions of people he inspired, the lives he changed, and the culture he defined. Steve was such an “original,” with a thoroughly creative, imaginative mind that defined an era. Despite all he accomplished, it feels like he was just getting started. With his passing the world has lost a rare original, Disney has lost a member of our family, and I have lost a great friend.”
John Lasseter, Disney/Pixar CCO:
"Steve Jobs was an extraordinary visionary, our very dear friend and the guiding light of the Pixar family... He saw the potential of what Pixar could be before the rest of us, and beyond what anyone ever imagined. Steve took a chance on us and believed in our crazy dream of making computer animated films; the one thing he always said was to simply ‘make it great.’ He is why Pixar turned out the way we did and his strength, integrity and love of life has made us all better people. He will forever be a part of Pixar’s DNA."
From Apple's official statement:
"We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today. Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of Steve.”
But perhaps our sentiments can best be said by none other than Jobs himself. Steve Jobs, college drop-out. Founder of Apple. CEO of Pixar. Designer, creator, innovator, visionary. Husband. Father. Dreamer:
"Almost everything--all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure--these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart."
Here's to you, Steve.
R.I.P.
Steven Paul "Steve" Jobs
February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011
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Comment by Klatez on October 8, 2011 at 8:33am -
Sorry to hear that you're gone Steve. You changed the world as we know it, uniting the world through your great technology and sight for potential in Pixar.
We'll bless you Steve, Rest In Peace.
P.S. Respect to the ones who knew him & loved him too.
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Comment by Hannah Wakelin on October 7, 2011 at 7:35pm -
It's tragic what happened. and I know he's not some perfect being or sent from an unknown universe or dimension to make the world better, he was just a person who made a huge impact on not only the world of technology but the world. I've been an Apple girl for a long time, I own a 3rd gen iPod nano, MacBook, 3rd gen iPod Touch, 4th gen iPod Touch, and an iPhone 4. and before I went to sleep the night I found out about his death, I thought to myself "please let this be a nightmare, and that soon I'll wake up and he'll still be alive. But sadly that's just my delusional thinking.
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Comment by Luke Hero on October 7, 2011 at 7:00pm -
Patriautism I don't think you get my point...I totally respect this dude and see him as a genius, but there is overkill on the internet and tv with steve jobs love I think WellBig, Inter, and Ray Ray understand where I'm coming from
We are not trying to be assholes...A person died and that's really sad...but I'm not going to pretend that what he did is that important...he made technology...Not fight in wars like American Soldiers, or March for freedom like Fred Shuttlesworth...
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Comment by Ian The Birthday Boy on October 7, 2011 at 6:51pm -
http://www.deadline.com/2011/10/sony-pictures-acquiring-apple-icon-...
It's barely been a day and sony is all over it.
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Comment by Patriautism on October 7, 2011 at 6:51pm -
@Luke Hero and everyone else who think they weren't effected by Jobs just because they don't use Apple.
Let's list the reasons Jobs changed the face of technology, not just Apple computers.
1.You know the mouse you are using on the computer, that probably wouldn't be around if it weren't for Jobs ( yes even on PC's) as the Macintosh was the first PC to use the Graphical User Interface (instead of just words) and the first to use the mouse control, before that it was a xerox non pc device.
2.Jobs also invented the neXT the first network able Unix based PC, on which Tim Berners-Lee wrote the first protocols for HTTP,HTML,HyperLInks, and Browsers, Which started the INTERNET..
3. The most succesful film production company in history PIXAR would not be around without Jobs..
Read those 3 things and tell me your life hasn't effected, or touched by Steve Jobs in some way, I dare ya..
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Comment by Luke Hero on October 7, 2011 at 6:11pm
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Much respect for Jobs...but why are people in love with this man...Everyone doesn't even use Apple products...I don't...he made stuff a very small percentage of people use...Hell the guy I wanna thank is the one who invented toilet tissue & the modern toilet...
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Comment by Dr. Detfink on October 7, 2011 at 5:21pm -
Back in the early 90s you couldn't give away Apple stock.
Yet, every one slept on this concept...that you don't need to corner the market to be successful.
You don't need every asshole to have their hand in your kitchen. You look at the demise of market...Apple has exceeded Exxon as the most profitable USA firm. Yet, it only holds less than 10% of the market.
Part of its success is the profit margins that apple gives its business partners. For every break through, you get a bigger piece of the pie. Hence, it's not the # but the loyalty of the quality. Look at it this way, the quality of a website isn't by the # of members but the # of quality members who continue to raise the quality of the site. THAT is the new business model of success. Specialization...
How long will it last? Meh. Probably another 5 yrs. Maybe 10 seeing how Apple's competitors can't seem to get a longer lasting battery for its flash sucking products. Needless to say, Jobs was the last best think out of the box not just in products but in business sense....
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Comment by Ray Ray on October 7, 2011 at 4:56pm -
Contrasting the national response to two deaths on the same day: those of Steve Jobs and Fred Shuttlesworth. The fact that folks are far more likely to know of the former than the latter tells u all u need to know about this country.
http://erinetocknell.wordpress.com/2011/10/06/fred-and-steve/
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Comment by Patriautism on October 7, 2011 at 4:06pm
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RIP Steve!
I wonder how Steve Wozniack feels about this?
They changed the world together.
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Comment by The Dork Knight on October 7, 2011 at 2:38pm -
Its strange to think that there is definitely other people out there that share the same brilliance and passion as him...and those people might not even realize it yet.
...and no I never had an apple product besides ipod touch and the old piece of shit busted ipod...but i just know he was a good person who always liked to try something different, and it worked.
The same day this happened, I was hearing a few really sad stories in the news about other people so I realize this isnt the only tragedy, but still a huge loss :(
I was sitting there watching this on the news and my mom said "wow, thats exactly how grandma died", and I started thinking about how scary and depressing cancer really is. I hope one day we can battle cancer with full force and eliminate it quicker and easier.
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