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Steve Jobs Has Passed Away

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RIP Steve...the "S" in the iPhone4S will be forever yours....your legacy the iPhone4Steve....my condolences to Steves family and friends.
 
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Anyone else on the verge of tears? :(
 
Thank you Steve. Thank you for showing us what could be done with ones life.

I wish I could have met you.

Maybe one day I will.

 
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Good bye Steve, thanks for making me the person I am today from one simple phrase "Think Different".
 
Steve Jobs was a role model and an icon to the technological industry. He will greatly be missed as he brought back an almost bankrupt company to rise atop the world. His inspiration, hunger and dedication to serve the world with Apple products is truly a "thanks" we can't say enough. Five years ago I had no Apple products and now it's transformed my life and I'm sure everyone else's lives. It was truly a pleasure to have a visionary such as you in our lifetime. May you rest in peace Steve, thanks. :(

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My heart naturally goes out to his family, friends and them who were close to him at Apple. No-one deserves to die in the way he did.
 
The best tribute we could give to Steve is to step up the fight against cancer, in all its forms. It has taken far too many of our heroes, relatives, and friends. 56 is incredibly young for such a powerful mind to be lost.
 
Steve, being so into Buddhism and believing that life is intelligent, would probably appreciate the ironic beauty of the message that his life teaches us.

He's always been fascinated and driven by the fact that, someday he would die. That seems to have shaped his decisions in life the most.

Because of that thought, he's always done exactly what he loves, and nothing else. And look where his heart has led him.

And yes; he did end up dying young. But the capacity of life isn't measured in volume; it is measured in density. And if you dropped a spoon full of Steve on the ground, it would sink to the center of the Earth.

That is such a bleak, yet beautiful irony, and it's one that will stick with me forever.

Life IS intelligent. It rewards you for having the courage to follow your heart. In the name of Steve, don't ever forget that.
 
My father died of pancreatic cancer 12 months after the onset of first symptoms (doctors suspected Lyme decease), and only 9 months after being diagnosed. My friend at work was diagnosed on a Friday, did not show up for work the following Monday, and was dead six weeks later. These are just two examples of what this cancer can do to a person, and are meant to illustrate that Steve Jobs hung on a for an incredibly long time. I'm sure his amazing drive had a lot to do with it, but I suspect that his wealth must also have bought him some time.

I see yesterday at 9:59 an PST as the high point for Apple. It's all downhill from then on. It won't be a precipitous decline for sure, but a slow and steady one, almost imperceptible at first. A day will come when pieces of Apple will be sold off to the highest bidder (starting perhaps with the computer division), until nothing but the memories of the former glory days remain.
 
I encourage you to watch Steve's last keynote from this year's WWDC. He just didn't seem like himself, I didn't really realize it at the time but his health must have been very bad at this point. We're talking June 6th- less than four months ago. Even when the iPad 2 was announced, he seemed a lot more healthy.
 
The strange thing today was after I bought the original iPhone (my second one now) to use a travel phone, I went to go see that movie 50/50 which is a story about a guy who gets cancer at a young age. Very nice film filled with the right amount drama and laughs, but it makes you realize how precious life can be no matter what age and makes you appreciate other things and people beyond the materialism.

Then I go home and decide to check Wi-Fi on this first gen iPhone I just got. The site opens up and the first thing I see is this news about his passing. I am no Apple fanboy and didn't always believe in his management style, but this news still hurts inside just as much whether you were fan or not.

Jobs dying at 56 is still young to me. Even though I knew the cancer was terminal, I am still very STUNNED by all this. I am still trying to catch my breath and wrap my mind around this sad news. I am going to watch every interview he ever had and watch all the documentaries. People can hate his personality, but he did far more good in this world than what his haters give him credit for.
 
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