How many of us found out on a device he developed?!? Think about that. Maybe no othe person in history can claim that except maybe Samuel Morse or Marconi.
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Apple Commemorates 10th Anniversary of Steve Jobs' Passing
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Damn, this is it. A decade of mourning and celebrating Steve.
While we can continue these things every day going forward, we seem to work in sets (1,5,10,25…). It’s going to be a long time again until the world really stops and reflects like it is with the 10th anniversary.
Gone too soon. Miss you Steve. Thank you for everything.
While we can continue these things every day going forward, we seem to work in sets (1,5,10,25…). It’s going to be a long time again until the world really stops and reflects like it is with the 10th anniversary.
Gone too soon. Miss you Steve. Thank you for everything.
I can't believe it's been 10 years. I remember the memorial at Apple like it was yesterday.
Here's to the crazy ones.
Here's to the crazy ones.
There's probably some other greats to add to that list: Turing, Gutenberg, perhaps Bell.
That's pretty rarified company for Steve.
I had similar experiences with Macs back then. Mostly developing signals analysis/processing systems running Matlab and 4th Dimension on Macs augmented with acceleration using DSP-32 AT&T floating point DSP chips for an aerospace R&D/studies/systems company and some consulting.
Whoa... ZBasic! A blast from the past. While working at a different research/studies company in Silicon Valley I developed a Mac scientific calculator in my spare time to help me with my work as there were no good Mac calculators back then, other than clunky ones. It was written in ZBasic with Staz Software user interface libraries, and called zCalc. I eventually left starting a small business selling zCalc, mostly to government labs. And then marriage happened, forcing me to get a real job again.
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They lost the best part of Apple when they lost Steve Jobs and then Ivey left. Apple has never been the same. It lost it's feel for changing the world with great innovative products. Now it takes the same product, adds a camera lens and chip, and tries to resell it every year. When Steve Jobs was around, I looked forward to the Keynote presentations like waiting for Christmas Day. Oh I was so excited. My coworkers were too. We would all gather into the conference room and bring food and could not wait, especially for the One More Thing. Steve Jobs was a master salesman and innovator. He could sell anything to anyone and he made it exciting. Could not wait to get in the long lines for opening day of an iPhone or iPad and wait for many hours before they would raise the door at the Apple store and start letting people in. Oh I miss those days so much. I really miss Steve Jobs. Nothing is the same anymore. Apple no longer has that spark for innovation. Tim Cook is not an innovator, inventor, or master salesman. He's just a business man. All he does is find a way to make money. I miss the inventor. I miss the master designer Ivey as well. What a team. What great products. I couldn't wait to hand my money over back then. Now I don't care anymore. The iPhone 13 Pro Max and the iPhone 12 Pro Max are essentially the same phone. I mean if you look at the specs it's not worth upgrading unless you are just bored and want to give money away. There's no excitement. Not anymore. Not since Steve left us. I sure miss him.
I was at one of my many jobs. I never changed the default start page on my 2008 MB. I opened Safari, saw that, and stared at it in complete confusion, because it was saying the unthinkable. I recently saw a post asking what celebrity death had affected you most, and for me, it was Steve. I first touched a Mac in 1987 when I had to learn how to use a mouse to deliver a Mac Plus. I bought an SE a few months later and never looked back. Thank you Steve ❤️
RIP Steve. Miss you big time. The world is a little dim without your light.
I still remember the day when Steve passed. For a while it had been known that he had been ailing, so it was only a matter of time until the news would come. I was 13 years old at the time, so I had not known the full extent of his career and impact, but I will never forget sitting on the floor in my living room scrolling through twitter on my iPad 2, and seeing the blurb "Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, Dies at 56." I had thought it was a joke, so then I switched the tv to CNN to only see the news highlighted in yellow. I was more stunned than sad at the moment, because you expect it to happen, but when it does, it's still a shock.
Thank you Steve.
Thank you Steve.
Remains an absolute terrible loss to the world.
You can of course use the word ‘celebrate’ in this context. It’s extremely common to do so and by no means a poor word choice. It’s quite normal and extremely respectful.
I started writing software on an Apple IIe in about 1985, got a IIgs in 1987 and a Mac IIcx in 1989. Back then, the Developer program cost $1500 and then you had to buy MPW for about $1500 as well. I managed to get all that with the 3-ring binders of lose-leaf documentation and began my Mac developer journey that continues to this day.
I was at WWDC in 2006 and 2007 in the days before iPhone when Apple was all about the Mac. Those were good days and Steve sure did know how to deliver a keynote. Apple has not been the same since as they have forgotten about the product and are focused on political correctness and the stock price.
I miss Steve all the time.
I was at WWDC in 2006 and 2007 in the days before iPhone when Apple was all about the Mac. Those were good days and Steve sure did know how to deliver a keynote. Apple has not been the same since as they have forgotten about the product and are focused on political correctness and the stock price.
I miss Steve all the time.
Isn’t it interesting, that the video attached to the words of his family doesn’t show any family events?!
I expected photos of him playing with his child, cooking with his family, baking a cake, teaching his child how to ride a bike or being in a boat with his wife, etc.
Maybe because there aren’t any… heh
I expected photos of him playing with his child, cooking with his family, baking a cake, teaching his child how to ride a bike or being in a boat with his wife, etc.
Maybe because there aren’t any… heh
I have finally realized that I have never been an Apple fan, but 100% Steve Jobs fan. This is not only the 10 years anniversary of Jobs' passing, but also a 10 year anniversary of Apple NO BRINGING A SINGLE GROUND BREAKING INNOVATION into the market. Long missed Jobs!!!!
respected in business maybe. respected as a human being, hell to the no. I have children of my own regardless if I fathered a child I would not do what he did at the time (based on the books that spoke of it).
He is a masterful man who would wield his magic to make you fall for the illusions. He would distort reality and if you fell for it then you are a real sucker.
I do respect him for doing one thing which is bringing the iPhone to the world. Other than that everything else I've read about him seems like he was a real jerk in life.
"The ones who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do." - Steve Jobs. Be thank you to the "jerks" who have change the wold, because they knew that changing something creates hate but they still did it.
Thank you. I recently lost my best friend of 40+ years because I couldn't take any more of the bigotry he learned from Jordan Peterson. We argued for a year, but he kept getting worse. Peterson is very good at convincing you he's not saying the awful things he is saying. I brought my friend back from the malevolent influence of Ayn Rand, but I couldn't teach him the critical thinking skills needed to avoid being taken in by the cult of JBP. "Ridiculous and disturbing" is right. Also, painful.
Rest In Peace Steve Jobs 1955 - 2011. Thank for the Wonderfull Products we have. I have Been Growing up with Apple Computers. My first Mac was a Powermac 8600 with Mac OS 9.2.1. Since then Always loved and used Apple Computers.
Thank you Steve. You will be forever in our Hearts.
Thank you Steve. You will be forever in our Hearts.
Anyone else miss live keynotes? Yes apple makes pretty videos but the essence and humanity is kind of missing. In a world that was already obnoxiously virtual we are now leaning EVEN MORE into that which seems like a step backwards IMO.
I disagree.
If you look at the sentence I highlighted (which, incidentally, has now been reworded by MacRumors), it's formed around the event of Steve Jobs' passing.
So no, it would definitely not be common or normal or extremely respectful to celebrate someone's passing. Unless, of course you wished them ill (which is certainly not the context here on this site).
As in the video title, you could 'celebrate Steve' – the person – or his life, but it's less likely you would celebrate his passing/death which is how it was originally worded by MacRumors.
Compare:
- Original: Apple today celebrated the tenth anniversary of Steve Jobs' passing […] = "yay, he's no longer alive!"
- Corrected: Apple today commemorated the tenth anniversary of Steve Jobs' passing […] "it's ten years since we lost him"
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You are not wrong, however, we all as humans have our flaws. We know of Steves flaws because he was a celebrity and as you mentioned countless books were written about him. I know if your flaws were pointed out like his, I would be able to pick out a few to determine that you shouldn't be respected as a human being either. Your self rightneous in a thread like this already gives me an indication of who you are. The only difference between you and him is that you didn't change the world.
I think Jobs greatest contribution is that he took out the complexity of technology and made products that have a fun and simple user experience for the average person. He made computers an appliance. His other contribution is he wouldn't take a no for an answer, he thinks of the product and builds it without worrying about an excel sheet telling him which will make the most profit.
That being said, Apple strayed away from the Jobs ideology. Now you have to get a gesture dictionary to learn all the flicks and motions on an iPad.
That being said, Apple strayed away from the Jobs ideology. Now you have to get a gesture dictionary to learn all the flicks and motions on an iPad.