RIP Steve Jobs

Died today, apparently.

I don't own (or have installed) any Apple products, but still sad to see such an influential guy go to that big computer in the sky (or whatever you prefer) at a relatively young age.

I just found out as well. Can hardly believe it.

It doesn't come as a surprise as He had pancreatic cancer that forced him to get two kidney transplants. Look at the before and after you can see he was sick.

I'm not an apple buyer or supporter. In fact I never bought any apple products. Still I give his surviving family my condolences as I dont want anybody to go through this as I lost two family members to cancer.

Originally Posted by Couchpotato
It doesn't come as a surprise as He had pancreatic cancer that forced him to get two kidney transplants. Look at the before and after you can see he was sick.

I'm not an apple buyer or supporter. In fact I never bought any apple products. Still I give his surviving family my condolences as I dont want anybody to go through this as I lost two family members to cancer.

Very well said and seconded. In the end it all comes down to who you have around you. RIP

You don't have to have touched an Apple product to have been impacted by Apple. As makers of the first real PC, the first commercial GUI system, the first true 'laptop' and so on … they led and the industry went along and often surpassed or took novel directions. Jobs is one of the very few people who are truly legendary in technology in the last half century.

It's very true. I don't necesarily like apple as a company, but I can't deny the massive influence and innovation that they have had in the world of computers. My first computer RPG was played on a green screen apple 2e.

Originally Posted by txa1265
You don't have to have touched an Apple product to have been impacted by Apple. As makers of the first real PC, the first commercial GUI system, the first true 'laptop' and so on … they led and the industry went along and often surpassed or took novel directions. Jobs is one of the very few people who are truly legendary in technology in the last half century.

doesnt matter how much money or power you have - there's some awful disease out there that can kill you and there's nothing you can do about it. Depressing, really.Youd think by this point we'd have solved this particular rubix cube (cancer).

Goodnight, geek prince

Don't really have anything moving to say other than I wish him well on the next big adventure. The only adventure that everyone at some time must take.

R.I.P. Steve Jobs. A man very investive, who made other companies to copy his inventions. Without him, Apple would be < M$+Sony+etc.

Originally Posted by xSamhainx
doesnt matter how much money or power you have - there's some awful disease out there that can kill you and there's nothing you can do about it. Depressing, really.Youd think by this point we'd have solved this particular rubix cube (cancer).

Yes, depressing indeed. It just shows how much work still remains.

I'm not an Apple fan myself but I respect the impact the company has made, like the Apple II which I believe being a vital instigator for gaming on the personal computer.

A man with a remarkable 6th sense for how to turn technology into a product that people want. As Mike said, his visions and his products have transformed not only the industry but the way we live and work in many ways. Respect, Steve.

Originally Posted by xSamhainx
doesnt matter how much money or power you have - there's some awful disease out there that can kill you and there's nothing you can do about it. Depressing, really.Youd think by this point we'd have solved this particular rubix cube (cancer).

I don't know, while I too wish that we could defeat cancer (I lost both my parents to it) I also think its reassuring that power and money can not buy you life. At least death still makes us equal.

R.I.P. mr Jobs
I believe that his death will have unforeseen consequences on the world of technology.
It will be interesting to see what will happen from now on.

Originally Posted by GhanBuriGhan
I also think its reassuring that power and money can not buy you life. At least death still makes us equal.

Personally, I certainly agree with that.

If my ipad had tear ducts I think it would cry.

"He is dead, Jim."

May he rest in peace. The world owes him some bits and bytes.

What would the world be without people like him ?

www.apple.com

May he rest in peace.

RIP.

His impact can't be underestimated.

Originally Posted by Alrik Fassbauer
What would the world be without people like him ?

There wouldn't exist facilities with 12 hours of working time with paymet of 1 cent or similar per day and there would be less suicides.
Guys, honestly, I respect his vision, but the price was too expensive. The world lost just another dictator which is not a bad thing no matter anyone says.

Feel free to spit on me, but I won't change my opinion just because now he's dead. I only hope that now when he's gone, Apple will stop the practice of turning ppl into slaves.
May he rest in peace.

Originally Posted by joxer
There wouldn't exist facilities with 12 hours of working time with paymet of 1 cent or similar per day and there would be less suicides.

Yes there would. They'd just be supplying someone else. There are far more of the facilities you reference than just ones that supplied Apple.

Back on topic though, I've never owned an Apple product and I severely disliked some of the draconian controls Jobs insisted on at Apple (which was why I never owned any). That said, the man was a visionary and had a profound impact on our society. RIP.

wow - sad news indeed, if not entirely unexpected. He definitely stands out as one of the great icons of the computing world. My condolences to his family, I've been there and its not a nice place. I guess they had a long time to say goodbye, which is something at least.

RIP

I am saddened by his death. But that is life…