I do hope that the funeral is televised like the funeral is for presidents and other similar figures, Michael Jackson's funeral was televised so they should certainly do the same for Steve, he was the most iconic American figure of the 21st century.
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Steve Jobs Has Passed Away
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I do hope that the funeral is televised like the funeral is for presidents and other similar figures, Michael Jackson's funeral was televised so they should certainly do the same for Steve, he was the most iconic American figure of the 21st century.
There are some that are just able to do things better than others.
Then there are some that do things that others cannot.
Then, like SJ, there are are a select few that are able to accomplish what others cannot even imagine.
Then there are some that do things that others cannot.
Then, like SJ, there are are a select few that are able to accomplish what others cannot even imagine.
That was a lovely little message, i think we all lived in hope for Steve, in that maybe we did not want to believe he was so ill, but deep down I think a lot of us knew, but did not want to admit it. It really is an emotional day, not for just Apple, but most people around the world! I know Iam biased, but I have always nicknamed him "GOD", he really was a very salt of the earth type guy,
but also an absolute genius!
No one will ever replace him!
So sad...
Simon, just wanted to say my bit, and honestly upset! : (
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I received a push message announcing Steve's death on my iPhone while reading MacRumors comments on my iPad. He changed, in a good way, the way I live my life.
I received a push message announcing Steve's death on my iPhone while reading MacRumors comments on my iPad. He changed, in a good way, the way I live my life.
If I had said "the last century" I would get negative repped and people would rattle off Martin Luther King, Elvis, JFK, Ronald Reagan and so on so I wanted to avoid that happening
He has done a great deal for medicine and medical advancement thanks to the iPad and iPad apps, doctors and hospitals have embraced iPad technology to the point where some hospitals even have their own app store for medical technology apps and apps to help doctors
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His true legacy will come in the coming years after his death, iPad and apps will transform education and healthcare, that is still to come and will further cement his legacy even long after his death
I am sorry you suffered; grateful it is over
Thank you for an inspired life inspiring others. Missed you at the last keynote; always loved the smile and that ... one more thing ...
Alas, no more. Not from you anyway.
Wishing your family and Apple all the best
Thank you for an inspired life inspiring others. Missed you at the last keynote; always loved the smile and that ... one more thing ...
Alas, no more. Not from you anyway.
Wishing your family and Apple all the best
Publishing and gaming too
The App Store has created the new gold rush, housewives and school kids being made multi millionaires thanks to developing a good idea for an app, anyone with a good idea and $99 to get a developers licence can have their lives transformed overnight thanks to Steve
I am still a bit in shock. I think most of us know that this was coming, sooner rather then later, especially after he resigned as CEO just over a month ago, but I don't think any of us expected it to be THIS soon.
So many of us have been touched by Steve's work that it is hard to imagine what life would have been like without his visionary influence. From the Apple IIe's that we grew up with in school, to the iPhones and iPads of today, most of us have at one time or another found ourselves using a product that Steve had some part in creating.
We have lost one of the greatest innovators of the past 40 years. Steve will be greatly missed.
So many of us have been touched by Steve's work that it is hard to imagine what life would have been like without his visionary influence. From the Apple IIe's that we grew up with in school, to the iPhones and iPads of today, most of us have at one time or another found ourselves using a product that Steve had some part in creating.
We have lost one of the greatest innovators of the past 40 years. Steve will be greatly missed.
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Anyone in Torono leaving flower at the Apple store?
Anyone in Torono leaving flower at the Apple store?
Can not believe that he is gone. When I saw the presentation the other night after I got home by the new CEO mr. Cook, I noticed a reserved seat in the very front row that stayed open the entire time the event was going on. Steve should have been there. I hope you rest easy now. We will miss you.
Warren Buffett and Bill Gates asks Steve jobs to give away wealth, he declined...
Despite accumulating an estimated $8.3 billion fortune through his holdings in Apple and a 7.4 percent stake in Disney (through the sale of Pixar), there is no public record of Jobs giving money to charity. He is not a member of the Giving Pledge, the organization founded by Warren E Buffett and Bill Gates to persuade the nation's wealthiest families to pledge to give away at least half their fortunes. (He declined to participate, according to people briefed on the matter.) Nor is there a hospital wing or an academic building with his name on it.
Not taking away anything from Steve, but he was just that, a creative innovator and business man. There's a fine line between Steve and Bill
R.I.P Steve Jobs! May his family have the strength and perseverance to deal with such a matter!
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