An Apple Has Fallen
Sgt. Nuker
06 Oct 2011
Steve Jobs, ex-CEO of Apple, has passed away.
Here's the source: http://www.npr.org/2...jobs-dies-at-56
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Steve Jobs — the man who brought us the iPhone, the iPod and the iMac — has died. The co-founder of Apple was 56 years old. Jobs had been battling a rare form of pancreatic cancer for years.
"It boggles the mind to think of all the things that Steve Jobs did," says Silicon Valley venture capitalist Roger McNamee, who worked with Jobs.
McNamee says that in addition to introducing us to desktop publishing and computer animated movies, Jobs should be credited with creating the first commercially successful computer.
"Any one of those would have qualified him as one of the great executives in American history," McNamee says, "the sum of which put him in a place where no one else has ever been before. To me he is of his era what Thomas Edison was to the beginning of the 20th century."
Jobs was just 21 when he co-founded Apple Computer in his garage in Cupertino, Calif., in 1976. The following year, when Jobs and his partner, Steve Wozniak, released the compact Apple II, most computers were big enough to fill a university basement or came from do-it-yourself kits for hobbyists with soldering irons.
"It boggles the mind to think of all the things that Steve Jobs did," says Silicon Valley venture capitalist Roger McNamee, who worked with Jobs.
McNamee says that in addition to introducing us to desktop publishing and computer animated movies, Jobs should be credited with creating the first commercially successful computer.
"Any one of those would have qualified him as one of the great executives in American history," McNamee says, "the sum of which put him in a place where no one else has ever been before. To me he is of his era what Thomas Edison was to the beginning of the 20th century."
Jobs was just 21 when he co-founded Apple Computer in his garage in Cupertino, Calif., in 1976. The following year, when Jobs and his partner, Steve Wozniak, released the compact Apple II, most computers were big enough to fill a university basement or came from do-it-yourself kits for hobbyists with soldering irons.
Here's the source: http://www.npr.org/2...jobs-dies-at-56
CJ
06 Oct 2011
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R3ven
06 Oct 2011
Way to mourn someone dead you guys. Anyways, RIP Steve Jobs, you'll be missed.
Edited by R3ven, 06 October 2011 - 02:32.
Edited by R3ven, 06 October 2011 - 02:32.
Raven
06 Oct 2011
Most things about his innovations and business tactics are up for debate and I am not an Apple fan, but I respect his ability to make things happen. For that I respect him.
Krieger22
06 Oct 2011
I never really saw the appeal despite owning an iPod Touch, but, rest in peace, Mr. Jobs. Seems like the world has lost a lot of icons these few years...
Ghostrider
06 Oct 2011
CJ, on 06 October 2011 - 00:42, said:
I'm not an Apple fanboy, but lighten up, geez. The guy died after all, have some respect.
And there is no doubt Steve Jobs was a legendary CEO. He took a dying company and turned it around into one of the most well known and prosperous companies in existence. Not to mention the fact that he created an incredible brand image for the company along the way.
CJ
06 Oct 2011
Ghostrider, on 06 October 2011 - 04:06, said:
CJ, on 06 October 2011 - 00:42, said:
I'm not an Apple fanboy, but lighten up, geez. The guy died after all, have some respect.
And there is no doubt Steve Jobs was a legendary CEO. He took a dying company and turned it around into one of the most well known and prosperous companies in existence. Not to mention the fact that he created an incredible brand image for the company along the way.
It's not a question of whether he's dead or not, seriously. The fact that someone died doesn't change what he did during the time he spent alive.
Alias
06 Oct 2011
Yes, d
I'm not an Apple fanboy, but lighten up, geez. The guy died after all, have some respect.
And there is no doubt Steve Jobs was a legendary CEO. He took a dying company and turned it around into one of the most well known and prosperous companies in existence. Not to mention the fact that he created an incredible brand image for the company along the way.
It's not a question of whether he's dead or not, seriously. The fact that someone died doesn't change what he did during the time he spent alive.
Yeah, doesn't change the fact he pioneered the personal computer or took a company from the brink of collapse into the most valuable company in the world.
CJ, on 06 October 2011 - 08:34, said:
Ghostrider, on 06 October 2011 - 04:06, said:
CJ, on 06 October 2011 - 00:42, said:
I'm not an Apple fanboy, but lighten up, geez. The guy died after all, have some respect.
And there is no doubt Steve Jobs was a legendary CEO. He took a dying company and turned it around into one of the most well known and prosperous companies in existence. Not to mention the fact that he created an incredible brand image for the company along the way.
It's not a question of whether he's dead or not, seriously. The fact that someone died doesn't change what he did during the time he spent alive.
Ion Cannon!
06 Oct 2011
Pioneered the personal computer? Did he hell, he took all that from Xerox. He was a good CEO, but I do not agree with the way apple runs or the way he ran it.
CJ
06 Oct 2011
I dunno about you Alias, but I personally consider Bill Gates to be the true pioneer when it comes to personal computers. Not to mention that Steve Jobs was greedy and doesn't even donate money to some charity despite making billions each day.
Not to mention that the newest Apple products are basically copies of what existed long before, with an apple logo on them, and costing 4 times more. I hardly call that pioneering.
I am as saddened by his death that I would be by the death of Kotick.
Not to mention that the newest Apple products are basically copies of what existed long before, with an apple logo on them, and costing 4 times more. I hardly call that pioneering.
I am as saddened by his death that I would be by the death of Kotick.
deltaepsilon
06 Oct 2011
Found this somewhere:
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Apple expressed disappointment that its model of CEO had demonstrated only around 70% of the battery life of its competitors. However, it noted that it had created one of the thinnest, lightest CEOs on the market and that it expected the newer model, Tim Cook, to have a battery life comparable to that of other CEOs on the market.
deltaepsilon
06 Oct 2011
Haha, though it's definitely not as bad as some of the other stuff going around.
n5p29
06 Oct 2011
at first I heard he's dead from my friend, I thought it was a joke. but after seeing it in the news site, I still can't believe it.
RIP Steve Jobs.
RIP Steve Jobs.
RaiDK
06 Oct 2011
CJ, on 06 October 2011 - 00:42, said:
I beg to differ. All I have to say is good riddance, that's one less greedy fuck in this world.
"Better to say nothing and be thought a fool, than open your mouth and remove all doubt."
A man with friends, coworkers and a family has died. If you value human life that little then just shut your mouth, you arrogant fool. Apple fans or not, nobody wants to hear it here.
But yeah, pretty crazy stuff. Feels like yesterday the speculation was that he'd stick on in the shadows for the next 5 years...
Edited by RaiDK, 06 October 2011 - 13:21.
Sgt. Nuker
06 Oct 2011
I've read too many negative comments, and now a joke about Jobs in this thread. You gents are smart enough to know this isn't the place to squabble or make wise-cracks. Take those elements to their respective places on this forum and leave them out of here.
CJ
06 Oct 2011
RaiDK, on 06 October 2011 - 13:17, said:
CJ, on 06 October 2011 - 00:42, said:
I beg to differ. All I have to say is good riddance, that's one less greedy fuck in this world.
"Better to say nothing and be thought a fool, than open your mouth and remove all doubt."
A man with friends, coworkers and a family has died. If you value human life that little then just shut your mouth, you arrogant fool. Apple fans or not, nobody wants to hear it here.
It is my right to say whatever I think, and I could care less if people think I'm a fool for doing that. As of human life's value, millions of people are dying each and every day, I don't see why his death should have more importance than the other's when he as done nothing good for this world.
Also, what of I said makes me arrogant?
Edited by CJ, 06 October 2011 - 13:24.
RaiDK
06 Oct 2011
CJ, on 06 October 2011 - 13:23, said:
It is my right to say whatever I think, and I could care less if people think I'm a fool for doing that.
Fantastic. And it's my right to say that by doing so you're being a judgemental, disrespectful idiot.
Seriously, either leave your condolences or don't. Have some respect, for crying out loud.
Edited by RaiDK, 06 October 2011 - 13:26.
Libains
06 Oct 2011
CJ, on 06 October 2011 - 11:06, said:
I dunno about you Alias, but I personally consider Bill Gates to be the true pioneer when it comes to personal computers. Not to mention that Steve Jobs was greedy and doesn't even donate money to some charity despite making billions each day. Not to mention that the newest Apple products are basically copies of what existed long before, with an apple logo on them, and costing 4 times more. I hardly call that pioneering. I am as saddened by his death that I would be by the death of Kotick.
Yes, well, words can't really express how totally against every aspect of that statement I am.
Put aside any of what Jobs has done or not done, and you're still talking about the death of a human being. That alone is sad. Bring back in everything else that Jobs has done (whether you like or dislike what he has done) and you're still looking at one of the most enterprising, valuable individuals in the world over the past ten years. The smartphone, personal computer, personal music player and tablet market have all expanded massively as a result of what he has pushed people to do. The entire technological market has been propelled forwards by what he's done, and whether you think he's a money-grabbing 'fuck' (could you be more disrespectful of the dead?) or the greatest thing since sliced bread, its a near-enough certainty that you wouldn't have that smartphone in your pocket, that tablet beside you, or any Pixar films on your bookshelf to watch.
So yes, without him we would all be poorer. Think of the grand scheme of things, and realise everything he's done for you even if you haven't bought one of his products.
RIP Steve Jobs, his influence was far greater than any of us could imagine.
Edited by AJ, 06 October 2011 - 13:27.
CJ
06 Oct 2011
Well, what I don't get is WHY the death of one single guy who hasn't done shit to make the world a better places makes everyone on this planet cry about the loss of such a "visionary", while the death of millions of humans for greater and more noble causes makes the same people go "meh, who cares?"
You guys talk about the value of life? I find that quite ironic when I see that few of you posted here to leave your condolences to all those who died while trying to make a better world, just because these dead didn't invent smartphones and didn't directly improve your own lives. Am I the only one thinking that's a total proof of these people's selfishness? If so, then I'm just fine with me being called a fool or whatever.
It's your right indeed. And I could care less about what you're saying.
Funnily enough, I have none of these things.
Anyway, I think I'm going to stay away from this topic so I don't hurt you people's feelings by "disrespecting the dead"
But what I'll say in the end is that I find it disgusting that a man who stole most of his products' ideas from others and who spent his life grabbing money is considered as a visionary and a hero, while someone who would steam some food to survive is considered like a criminal. This is a fucked up world we live in today.
Edited by CJ, 06 October 2011 - 13:44.
You guys talk about the value of life? I find that quite ironic when I see that few of you posted here to leave your condolences to all those who died while trying to make a better world, just because these dead didn't invent smartphones and didn't directly improve your own lives. Am I the only one thinking that's a total proof of these people's selfishness? If so, then I'm just fine with me being called a fool or whatever.
RaiDK, on 06 October 2011 - 13:25, said:
It's your right indeed. And I could care less about what you're saying.
AJ, on 06 October 2011 - 13:26, said:
its a near-enough certainty that you wouldn't have that smartphone in your pocket, that tablet beside you, or any Pixar films on your bookshelf to watch.
Funnily enough, I have none of these things.
Anyway, I think I'm going to stay away from this topic so I don't hurt you people's feelings by "disrespecting the dead"
But what I'll say in the end is that I find it disgusting that a man who stole most of his products' ideas from others and who spent his life grabbing money is considered as a visionary and a hero, while someone who would steam some food to survive is considered like a criminal. This is a fucked up world we live in today.
Edited by CJ, 06 October 2011 - 13:44.
RaiDK
06 Oct 2011
Mate, just drop it. Don't hijack the thread into a moral discussion. You're basically falling to "Someone is WRONG on the internet" level trolling.
http://www.youtube.c...h?v=8rwsuXHA7RA
I wish I knew how to embed videos on this new board...
Edited by RaiDK, 06 October 2011 - 13:43.
http://www.youtube.c...h?v=8rwsuXHA7RA
I wish I knew how to embed videos on this new board...
Edited by RaiDK, 06 October 2011 - 13:43.
