R.I.P. Steve Jobs
1News broke a little over half an hour ago. He was 56.
This is a snakeskin jacket. And for me it's a symbol of my individuality and my belief in personal freedom.
They certainly got the whole religion aspect of Apple down.TC wrote:here's a great obit: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituar ... tuary.html
Da Prez wrote:We are saddened to hear of the passing of Steve Jobs. Steve was among the greatest of American innovators - brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it.
By building one of the planet's most successful companies from his garage, he exemplified the spirit of American ingenuity. By making computers personal and putting the internet in our pockets, he made the information revolution not only accessible, but intuitive and fun. And by turning his talents to storytelling, he has brought joy to millions of children and grownups alike. Steve was fond of saying that he lived every day like it was his last. Because he did, he transformed our lives, redefined entire industries, and achieved one of the rarest feats in human history: he changed the way each of us sees the world.
The world has lost a visionary. And there may be no greater tribute to Steve's success than the fact that much of the world learned of his passing on a device he invented. Michelle and I send our thoughts and prayers to Steve's wife Laurene, his family, and all those who loved him.
Clearly.TC wrote:i'm an apple user, do you hate me?
Are you sure they were stolen? Maybe they ascended to heaven with him.O-dot wrote:Some classy folks here broke into our new Apple store last night and stole more than two dozen iPhones, plus iPads and laptops.
I don't think anyone is suggesting that - quite the opposite, in fact. While we all may have our gripes about Apple, there is no doubt that they have shaped the marketplace today. I said it myself earlier, I wouldn't have my Android if not for Jobs. Everything prior to the iPhone was an attempt to keep up with Nokia products. Now, if you look at things, Nokia is trailing everyone else by quite a large margin.TC wrote:but even if you are anti-mac, don't have an iphone, don't do digital music or tablets, you are reading this. based on that, i'll go ahead and guess you have a mobile phone. if it's newer than 7 years old, it was heavily influenced by the iphone. i-products and speak are all around you in the world. it's everywhere and is entire markets unto itself. i just don't see how you could say any other single person changed so much of our society in the same time period.
Yes you do. You also seem like they type who thinks Picard is better than Kirk and a Star Destroyer could defeat the Enterprise.Draesk wrote:Uh... cool? If you want to use Apple products for whatever reason, that's fine. We're all a bit above the base 12-year-old's argumentative Mac vs [Other] debates, so you don't need to explain yourself to us.