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Steve Jobs Passed Away 11 Years Ago Today

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Today marks the 11th anniversary of Steve Jobs passing away at the age of 56, one day after Apple introduced the iPhone 4S and Siri.

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Laurene Powell Jobs, Tim Cook, and Jony Ive recently discussed Jobs' legacy during a sit-down panel with journalist Kara Swisher. During the discussion, Powell Jobs shared a new website called The Steve Jobs Archive that contains a collection of quotes, videos, and an email from Jobs, and promises future "programs, fellowships, collections, and partnerships that reflect Steve's values and carry his sense of possibility forward."

Apple still has a "Remembering Steve" page on its website with condolences shared by friends, colleagues, and customers around the world.

"There is not a day that goes by that we don't think about him," said Cook, during the first-ever media event at Steve Jobs Theater back in 2017.



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Steve Jobs was Apple’s savior from its pending demise… there is no more saviors to come back and save Apple… and their slow demise is starting to show more every day. The stuff that was in the pipeline when Steve passed has been flushed out and the coat tails ridden as long as they could be... Apple decided to allow the Wall Street based parasites run the show instead of the creative and innovative types and that decision is being reflected in low quality products instead of being the best in class, as it was in the past. How long can they continue without having a creative and innovative leader and executive team is the question i have.

RIP Steve Jobs - one of the last true visionaries of Silicon Valley!
 
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Apple Knowledge Navigator said:
Apple wouldn't exist without a great many factors. Steve Wozniak's influence is probably the most understated, as he was the actual brains behind Apple's earliest products.
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Second coming of Steve…. Get some books, educate yourself please. Wozniak has **** all to do with Apple’s rebirth after ‘97


Interestingly I wonder whether you visit graves of your family once a year to remember them or at least light a candle and look at their old photos? If so, why are you asking such superfluous question?
 
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I still watch the older Keynotes where Steve was part of and compared to the Keynotes since then Tim is nowhere close to Steve in my opinion... I just still can't help but think about will we see the products that we have now if Steve is still the CEO of Apple...
 
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R2FX said:
Second coming of Steve…. Get some books, educate yourself please. Wozniak has fck all to do with Apple’s rebirth after ‘97
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But without Woz's involvement in the 'first coming', Apple wouldn't exist to see the rebirth in 1997.

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Interestingly I wonder whether you visit graves of your family once a year to remember them or at least light a candle and look at their old photos? If so, why are you asking such superfluous question?
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You've highlighted the difference. I'm sure Steve Jobs' family will light a candle and look at their old photos, and they do so in their own company. But since we're not Steve Jobs' family...
 
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But without Woz's involvement in the 'first coming', Apple wouldn't exist to see the rebirth in 1997.


You've highlighted the difference. I'm sure Steve Jobs' family will light a candle and look at their old photos, and they do so in their own company. But since we're not Steve Jobs' family...
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Apple fans are family to each other, especially old ones (OS 9 or PPC users)… Steve had a different status among his peers and people held him in high esteem, maybe higher than their family.

It’s OK that you don’t get it, just don’t try to convince people on here about your point of view. Step back and show some respect by not being an arse
 
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It feels like the world changed with Steve’s passing. I feel like if he would still be around the world wouldn’t be such a political mess controled by weird ideologies and very evil intentions. I miss him everyday.
 
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I remember a friend sending me the message with sad news in the morning.

Without Steve, Apple wouldn't exist. Without Apple, iPhones and Appstore (and millions of jobs relying on it, mine included) wouldn't exist as well. It was always inspiring and special watching his presentations of beautifully crafted new products on Apple Events, even long before I actually had an Apple device.

Last but not least, his Stanford Commencement speech is one of the most inspirational ones out there and I believe anyone can benefit from hearing it. RIP and thanks for everything.
 
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Apple Knowledge Navigator said:
But without Woz's involvement in the 'first coming', Apple wouldn't exist to see the rebirth in 1997.


You've highlighted the difference. I'm sure Steve Jobs' family will light a candle and look at their old photos, and they do so in their own company. But since we're not Steve Jobs' family...
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The bigger question is why do you care if it’s acknowledged. It seems completely appropriate to acknowledge him in a site dedicated to Apple fans.

No one is asking you to acknowledge it, so let others if they choose to.
 
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Respect for the death allows us to meditate on life, and put things in perspective. Every year we have the chance to do so with multiple people. Some are friends and family, some are just famous people we never met.

Just by reading today’s memorial post I thought how less fun technology has been for the past decade (at least, for me).
 
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Just by reading today’s memorial post I thought how less fun technology has been for the past decade (at least, for me).
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I think this is an interesting observation. From my own experiences, the 'fun' element of computing largely came with innovation rather than any intentional design choice.

I remember the first time I used an iMac G5 (the white poly model) and the differences between the Mac and Windows platforms then were are clear as mud. It was a joy to use the iMac - overheating aside - because of how refreshing it was to have a friendly and reliable alternative to the (of the time) archaic Windows formula. I had used OS 9 previously, but the jump from that to about 10.3 was monumental.

But today user experiences largely fall under similar guises, because in a multi-platform environment services need to play nice with each other. And I would suggest that this is a good thing, even if it means that no one platform stands out anymore.
 
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