Norah Jones and Coldplay Help Apple Celebrate Steve Jobs' Life [Aerial Video of Event]

[Mad-B-One]

employees sharing info about the PRIVATE event on their twitter or other sites should be tracked and fired

You really think that? It is not company secrets to share your thoughts or that you liked it or what happened. Read George Orwell's 1984 again, please. We live in an open society, at least that is what I think it is. If one of the employees shares their thoughts or states that this or that was awesome, it would not be harmful nor disgracing. Now, this event is also part of the employee's life and she or he can share that and their thoughts about it with whom they want.

 

[myrtlebee]

Because those 50,000 chose to work for and with Steve. They have spent a lot of their lives in executing Steve's vision. They are also co-owners of the company that he created.

Even if it's a companywide event, it's still private, just like a town hall/all hands meeting, a sneak preview into the upcoming product, or free ice cream on a particular Friday at the company cafeteria.

The audience is different, larger, but still selected.

It's likely that temporary employees and contractors were not invited to the service. Hell, I've been a contractor in high tech and as such I wouldn't get invited to the company holiday party.

We're not talking about a special privilege here, like "ice cream" and "parties". This is a memorial. The service was private. Fair enough- but not to allow a video for those of us who admire Steve and take stock (quite literally, in some cases [making people who are not employees co-owners as well]) in Apple's success by buying their products and sharing their vision?

 

[barkomatic]

employees sharing info about the PRIVATE event on their twitter or other sites should be tracked and fired

You need to relax. An event broadcast to all Apple employees during which Coldplay and Norah Jones performed isn't all *that* private. It'll probably end up on iTunes at some point.

The family has already held the truly private funeral and I've not heard of anyone violating that.

 

[Caliber26]

I'd give anything to be there.

 

[Peace]

Do any one of you know what song did Coldplay perform?

I'm gonna guess they played Life in Technocolours.

 

[ThanksSteve]

I thought Apple did a great job with their tribute. Very touching. Not to mention the simple, elegant look of their webpage and the remembering Steve messages. It's always hard to get this type of memorial right when you balance a person and the new business products the company recently released. Glad they haven't been focusing on the latter.

 

[whatdoiknw]

some of you are so uptight...live a little.

 

[chinab0wl]

Do any one of you know what song did Coldplay perform?

yellow, speed of sound, fix you (dedicated to RIM), every teardrop is a waterfall

 

[rpaloalto]

Those big banner posters with the photos of Steve on them are very touching and very nice to see. I hope they keep them up for a while. I especially love seeing the older photos.

I'm also curious to know what songs were performed... but they'll probably make me cry like a baby when I think about it...

I just read on cult of mac the song nora jones played was forever young
http://www.cultofmac.com/124785/heres-what-is-going-on-at-apples-steve-jobs-memorial-live-updating/

 

[smallnshort247]

Coldplay FTW!

 

[acfusion29]

i was very shocked, and still am, at steve's passing. it's very sad but some of you have taken this way too far.

"can i get the video of this"

"i wish i was there"

c'mon people, you didn't know him personally. it shouldn't affect you that much that you have to cry, go to his funeral, or go to anything that is a celebration of his life. that's for family and friends only.

and i know i'll be negged for this post, but it's the truth.

 

[cvaldes]

We're not talking about a special privilege here, like "ice cream" and "parties". This is a memorial. The service was private. Fair enough- but not to allow a video for those of us who admire Steve and take stock (quite literally, in some cases [making people who are not employees co-owners as well]) in Apple's success by buying their products and sharing their vision?

You know, it goes back to my original response. A publicly viewable video probably goes against the wishes of the family.

We'll just have to wait and see if Apple does release some footage, but based on the fact that Laurene Powell Jobs was even more private than her late husband, I think not.

I'm a shareholder myself and I don't feel I'm entitled to anything that the family doesn't want to share.

 

[Illumination]

Wasn't this what the WBC wanted to picket? Or was that something different?

 

[chuckles:)]

The giant posters are kind of reminiscent of the giant posters of leaders back in the communist states. Cult of personality indeed.

 

[scottjua]

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Any one know what songs Nora Jones and ColdPlay performed??

I'm still waiting for Apple to announce a huge public benefit concert in the memory of steve

Not sure about the Norah songs but she did do a Bob Dylan cover, forever young.

Cp did yellow, speed of sound, fix you, and a new song I'd never heard before.

 

[cvaldes]

Wasn't this what the WBC wanted to picket?

Yes, it was.

Apparently, law enforcement officials asked the media not to approach the picketers thus depriving WBC of their goal: free publicity.

 

[Kenndac]

This thread is very highly strung. Demanding someone takes down a handy web app for archiving an Apple.com page? Bickering over people sharing bits about the event on Twitter?

I can't believe people are bickering over such stupid things in a thread about a memorial to Steve Jobs. Sheesh.

 

[myrtlebee]

a celebration of his life. that's for family and friends only.

Steve was not friends or family with 50,000 people.

You know, it goes back to my original response. A publicly viewable video probably goes against the wishes of the family.

How do you know this? 50,000 people is not semi-public? I am not complaining that they allowed only employees to attend, but that apparently no one is to release video footage or, as some people have said, even tweet about what happened.

We'll just have to wait and see if Apple does release some footage, but based on the fact that Laurene Powell Jobs was even more private than her late husband, I think not.

I'm a shareholder myself and I don't feel I'm entitled to anything that the family doesn't want to share.

We're not asking Laurene Powell Jobs to release video of her family funeral, for God's sake.

This was not a family event. There was no secret information to protect.

Again- 50,000 people.

Okay, I'm done.

 

[MartiNZ]

some of you are so uptight...live a little.

Seriously. With so many posts earlier of people saying they're shocked at how they feel having never met the man ... and then other posts saying how stupid they are for feeling like that ... and then posts of people saying "that's not what he would have wanted" ... followed by posts saying "how would you know" ... and now posts saying "can we see video" ... and posts saying "anyone sharing should be tracked and fired".

I think one thing we might be able to say is that surely everyone, including Steve, would have wanted the whole thing to be peaceful, rather than inciting Internet Arguments and such all-important things.

And don't feel you need to understand why different people react differently - hell as the posts make out, we don't even necessarily understand why we ourselves react as we do. But can't we just let it happen? Surely the millions of emails to Apple might have suggested to them that we would appreciate seeing a little of the event about which we here type. There is no reason that should be "private" on the scale it is already - I think it would be really nice to see some of it posted by Apple, and certainly preferable to seeing some of thousands of employees there with iPhones discreetly posting things and somehow getting in trouble.

But Mr whatdoiknw, I think you 'knw' quite a lot - you said it just as well in far fewer words. Cheers.

 

[the8thark]

Don't miss the video embedded in the article:
https://www.macrumors.com/2011/10/19/norah-jones-and-coldplay-help-apple-celebrate-steve-jobs-life/

arn

Even though it's a flash video (sorry iOS users) thank you. First time ever I will + vote one of your posts.

 

[swingerofbirch]

Steve Jobs didn't get to where he did by following rules or reading privacy agreements—he was known for breaking rules and laws. There's a reason he was called a pirate of Silicon Valley!

 

[cvaldes]

Steve was not friends or family with 50,000 people.

How do you know this? 50,000 people is not semi-public? I am not complaining that they allowed only employees to attend, but that apparently no one is to release video footage or, as some people have said, even tweet about what happened.

We're not asking Laurene Powell Jobs to release video of her family funeral, for God's sake.

This was not a family event. There was no secret information to protect.

Again- 50,000 people.

Okay, I'm done.

Again, 50,000 employees who are bound to follow the company's directives about disclosing events that happen in the course of employment whether it be meeting with your boss, viewing an unreleased product, attending a Friday beer bust, or reviewing quarterly results.

It doesn't matter if there were 5 or 50,000 employees invited to the event. If the company says it's private, it is.

While this was not a family event, I'm guessing that Apple's senior management team would be willing to abide by the family wishes concerning public disclosure of the event. Could they say "Screw you, Laurene, we're posting the entire video to the Internet, whether you like it or not because we have lots of fans/customers/shareholders who want to enjoy the festivities and commemorate Steve's death."? Yes, they probably could. Will they? Probably not.

Again, 50,000 of Steve's team members who followed company directives to draw drapes, lock retail stores, etc. and keep it as an internal-only event.

 

[myrtlebee]

Again, 50,000 employees who are bound to follow the company's directives about disclosing events that happen in the course of employment whether it be meeting with your boss, viewing an unreleased product, attending a Friday beer bust, or reviewing quarterly results.

It doesn't matter if there were 5 or 50,000 employees invited to the event. If the company says it's private, it is.

While this was not a family event, I'm guessing that Apple's senior management team would be willing to abide by the family wishes concerning public disclosure of the event. Could they say "Screw you, Laurene, we're posting the entire video to the Internet, whether you like it or not because we have lots of fans/customers/shareholders who want to enjoy the festivities and commemorate Steve's death."? Yes, they probably could. Will they? Probably not.

You certainly are indeed guessing, so you're right about that...You're making an awful lot of assumptions.

 

[integlspwr]

Coldplay probably performed.

every teardrop is a waterfall.

that song is massive!

 

[Thunderbird]

You really think that? It is not company secrets to share your thoughts or that you liked it or what happened. Read George Orwell's 1984 again, please. We live in an open society, at least that is what I think it is. If one of the employees shares their thoughts or states that this or that was awesome, it would not be harmful nor disgracing. Now, this event is also part of the employee's life and she or he can share that and their thoughts about it with whom they want.

You make an apropriate point about 1984. Some of the comments on here smack of the kind of closed down, authoritarian, exclusive, rule imposing, proprietory attitude Apple itself has become known for. It also harkens back to the Apple 1984 Superbowl ad, which, in hindsight is so ironic.

The same company whose marketing evoked the imagery of rebellion, idealism, thinking different and independence from Big Brother (big blue) has produced a cult of finger-wagging, creepy law n' order, conforming, Orwellian followers who seem to want to stifle freedom of expression at every turn.