Steve Jobs is dead

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Esav Benyamin

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I was just reading last night about the debut of the latest iPhone, and a couple of reviewers were annoyed that Steve Jobs didn't show up for it. Sorry, guys, he was otherwise occupied, checking out. Well, he did good. I'm sorry he didn't have more time to enjoy life.

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dead at 56
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Apple Inc[/FONT] co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs, counted among the greatest American CEOs of his generation, died on Wednesday at the age of 56, after a years-long and highly public battle with cancer and other [FONT=Arial !important]health issues[/FONT].

Jobs' death was announced by Apple in a [FONT=Arial !important]statement[/FONT] late on Wednesday.

The [FONT=Arial !important]Silicon Valley[/FONT] icon who gave the world the iPod and the iPhone resigned as CEO of the world's largest technology corporation in August, handing the reins to current chief executive Tim Cook.

Jobs, who fought a rare form of pancreatic cancer, was deemed the heart and soul of a company that rivals Exxon Mobil as the most valuable in America.
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I just heard about this myself when checking my email. Very sad to see someone go at just 56 years.
 
I hope that when I check out I can say that I did as much for as many as he did.
 
I worked in the same building as Steve for years before and during the rise of iPhone. I'm sure I will never work under a leader quite like Steve ever again. For better or worse, a very unique individual and an enigmatic and prolific man. One of a kind in every way. R.I.P.

-Freq
 
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A brilliant man who died way too young. I have had my beefs with Apple customer service over the last few years but the products are really revolutionary. It will be interesting to see what becomes of the company in light of his passing. The guy was certainly irreplaceable. R.I.P, Steve.
 
We lost a true visionary well before his time - a sad day indeed. R.I.P. Steve.
 
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I read the book Fire In The Valley years ago, about the beginning of the PC industry. Great book, and it showed me the impact he had. (This was before he came back to Apple.) So sad to see him gone so young.

He will be missed. :(

~Chris
 
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My best motivation for 2011 and will stay on that for a long, long time.

Thank you, Steve and R.I.P
 
I wrote down a quote he gave during a college commencement speech - I thought it was very fitting.

"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other peoples thinking. Don't let the noise of others opinions drown out your own inner voice. Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition."

Sad that someone with his talent and vision was taken so early in his life. RIP Steve.
 
I wonder how many found out about it from their Apple device? It's amazing just how many people were affected by this mans genius. Even if you don't happen to own any Apple products,
chances are you are still are affected in someway or another. The top mutual funds are very weighted with Apple stock, The S&P 500 is about 3.5% weighted in their stock. The NASDAQ
and NASDAQ Composite are at about 10 and 15% respectively. I'm really anxious to see how the new voice recognition software works out.
 
It is very sad when one dies at a younger age.
R.I.P. Steve
 
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mossyhorn said:
I wonder how many found out about it from their Apple device?
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I found out when checking the news on my iPad; very sad.

You could always tell that Jobs was extremely passionate about what he did, and that's very rare.

Great ideas, killer products and refined design.

He will be missed.
 
I heard someone today refer to him as "The Thomas Edison of our era" and that sounded pretty accurate to me.
 
RIP Mr. Jobs. The world is a better place, in many ways, because of you.
 
I am no computer geek but I was saddened to hear of his passing because he was obviously a brilliant man who found his calling and achieved great heights.

RIP
 
I wouldn't go quite that far this soon, but he was definitely way up on the list. In my mind, Edison is a step, and maybe a short one, below Gutenburg. We think of the light bulb and AC power as his most important inventions, but I would say that the phonograph may top the list culturally speaking as sound recording served to fix the form of the spoken language about as much as widely available printed material help to fix its written form eventually. When the final accounting is done, I think people will remember Steve Jobs not so much for being one of the guys who built and sold the first personal computer, but because of the way he changed the way we communicate and interact later in his career. During his second run with Apple, he turned it from a niche computer company into a broad based consumer electronics and communications giant.
elkins45 said:
I heard someone today refer to him as "The Thomas Edison of our era" and that sounded pretty accurate to me.
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