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Steve Jobs Resigns as Apple CEO

GekiRed said:
Hopefully Tim Cook won't be as stubborn as Steve Jobs and will do a much better job as CEO than Jobs ever could!

as well as not having to jump through hoops to buy certain music tracks that aren't available in certain countries (the likes of Gackt and L'arc en Ciel definitely not being available for the most part in the UK iTunes Store even though they're pretty popular over here).
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You do understand that each country has its own licensing rules regarding music, TV, Movies, newspapers, magazines, etc. To blame Steve for the non-availability of music on iTunes UK is like blaming the sun for the fact that the moon has no gravity.

Why do you feel Steve was such a horrible CEO? He's only made Apple into the corporation with the second largest market cap in the US. He did that in a rather short period of 15 years when Apple stock was trading for less than $20 a share. I think you're too young and too self centered to really understand what you're saying. Can you prove me wrong?
 
Steve Macrumors posts

Now that Steve is relaxing at home with plenty of time on his hands, now would be a great time for him to create a Macrumors account and just let it all hang out.... I can imagine some of his posts might go...

- I still love the Woz but I agree with everyone else, he does get annoying after 30-seconds.

- Scott has a specially built iPad for that left eye-thingy.

- Not bragging or anything but in my favorites on my iPhone I have the Dalai Lama's cell.

- Eric Schmidt: Not In my favorites on my iPhone. (I am still so pissed off at him and Yoko Ono)

- After a few cocktails Phil Schiller becomes a riot at office parties... his iCal invites to the bathroom are hilarious every freaking time.

- For all of these years whenever I see Bill Gates I call him Sparky, it doesn't mean anything... it just annoys him.

- I am covered in Britney Spears tattoos under this turtleneck. Don't judge me.

- I was just joking when I told the team we are discontinuing flash on all devices.... didn't think they would actually follow through on that one.

- You think I am a tough ruthless bastard, have you met Timmy Cook?
 
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GekiRed said:
Look at it this way, I'm definitely not bothered about the inconvenience caused by importing from the US which is what I'll be doing for the next iPod Touch and waiting till November next year to buy an iPad in Singapore as it would be way cheaper to do so even with Customs and various taxes in the UK thanks to being able to claim GST.

You may not have a problem paying Sales Tax (or whatever tax you Americans pay for a product), but I resent making Apple even richer by paying an extra fee on top of the taxes that are charged for a Apple product in the UK just because I live there. I have no problem with paying VAT for a product (even if it is 20% VAT thanks to the greedy Coalition bastards!), but when we get charged an extra fee on top, you know that Apple is just taking the piss!

Not everybody who want to buy an Apple product in the UK or certain other countries are gullible idiots who are willing to pay the "Apple Tax". They want to save as much as possible when buying an Apple product and if it means jumping through a few extra hoops to do so, so be it!
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I'm not trying to argue with you, I'm just using your post to ask a question regarding that which you just have written.

I thought prices in different markets, in this case talking specifically about Apple products and countries different than the US since Apple is based there, were a combination of yeah sure the local sales tax, but also import taxes that countries have on products that come from other countries, plus of course the cost the company goes through to put such products on another country, shipping, etc.

For example, I know in some countries in Latin America products from China carry a 100% tax (not necessarily 100% just saying). So if the product was let's say the equivalent of 50 dollars, it goes on sale in X country at 100 dollars, plus whatever sales tax is put on the product.

Now, it may be cheaper for person Y to simply buy the product directly from China and pay an import tax that is declared at customs, therefore the buyer saves some money. This is a time consuming so most people don't jump through that many hoops. This could also lead to higher taxes if for example the person at customs gets picky. I don't know.

So yeah, that's my question on pricing, in this case, Apple products.
 
kdarling said:
I remember microprocessor kits before the Altair. Some are listed in the next link, as well as a 1950s mechanical kit:

What was the first Personal Computer? (as defined by being simple, small, digital, programmable, affordable, and available).

Like I said, I date back. Stored in my Colorado house I have a complete set of BYTE, Kilobaud Microcomputing, and Doctor Dobb's magazines. Those were the days when you really could invent something never seen before!

Regards!
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Wow. I was in the personal computer world in '76, built my first computer in Jan. '77 and worked with Jobs to introduce the Apple II and I didn't know about Simon or all the other early examples... Thank you for the link.

Yes, we did come to claim the Apple II as 'the first personal computer' mainly on the strength of self-bootstrapping (you'll recall the MITS and Imsai alternatives had manual bootstrapping. We ignored the Processor Tech Sol (which you will find in Spring '77 issues of Byte). We ran the introductory Apple II ad in the July '77 Byte.

So yeah, I worked with the guy and kept in touch for about 20 years. But ultimately criticized something dear to him and that was the end of it. As I told my friend who wrote the "1984" TV commercial when he complained about Jobs' attitude: "when you're 100 IQ points smarter than anyone else in the room, you're bound to be irritated a lot." And Steve was freaking brilliant at 21.

It's been said that the winners get to write history. So ultimately, Apple may end up in the books as being the company that invented the personal computer. Because who else is around to contradict them?
 
i really didn't think this would happen so soon. thanks for everything Steve. We'll miss you being CEO of Apple. best of luck to you and hears to many years of good health!
 
CWT1965 said:
I don't believe that figure

There is 7 billion people on the planet, 7.8bn I think is the official figure and 500 million people have Facebook and I doubt even close to every net user has Facebook so assuming 1 in 4 have Facebook that would be 2 billion with net access so nearer 1/3 of the planet not 8%
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So, why don't you research it and support your reply with some facts instead of inventing meaningless numbers?
 
Luis Ortega said:
So, why don't you research it and support your reply with some facts instead of inventing meaningless numbers?
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Facebook confirmed a few months ago that they have 500million users, that alone as a % of the planet is the same % as you said have internet access across the planet.

Out of 16 members of my family 3 have Facebook, out of 108 people I work with 44 have Facebook so for your stats to be correct it means everyone on the planet who has internet has Facebook which is absolute garbage, either Facebook are lying and they really don't have 500 million customers or you are grossly underestimating the number of people with access to a pc on this planet
 
CWT1965 said:
Facebook confirmed a few months ago that they have 500million users, that alone as a % of the planet is the same % as you said have internet access across the planet.

Out of 16 members of my family 3 have Facebook, out of 108 people I work with 44 have Facebook so for your stats to be correct it means everyone on the planet who has internet has Facebook which is absolute garbage, either Facebook are lying and they really don't have 500 million customers or you are grossly underestimating the number of people with access to a pc on this planet
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According to this page, 30.2% of the world's population have internet access.
 
God Bless

Thank you Steve for all the inspiration and courage...I wish you the best brother

frank
 
Just wanted to say "thank you" to Steve.

A friend of mine recently pointed out that when you spend 6 hours+ in front of your computer every day (like I do), your computer is in fact a working environment, and your environment does affect you on a personal level. It's obvious, but for some reason I've never thought of it in those terms. But seeing it as that - any environment needs to be furnished for people to feel welcome, relaxed and inspired. And especially with home computers, it needs "the human element". It's unfortunate, but logical that in most cases we apply "the human element" in technology and computers to its bugs and shortcomings. I am no exception.

It's different with Apple, though. To me - "the human element" in Apple is quality, logic, innovation and fun, and the heart and soul of that will always be Steve to me.

Although I am a very late Mac-convert, I feel privileged to having been able to discover Apple while Steve was still in charge. He will always be remembered as a true visionary, and the environments he created will continue to be cherished and built upon for generations to come.

Steve: I wish you all the best in the future. You definitely changed my life for the better!
 
JForestZ34 said:
And if he didn't create it I'm sure someone would have.. Just like other great minds created other things for the computer or laptop..

I understand everyone is upset that jobs might be losing a battle but EVERYONE needs to get a grip and realize he is just a man that happened to have a great ability and was the CEO of a great company..

But he isn't the greatest thing next to sliced bread


James
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The mac invented overlapping windows and menubars, both features of QuickDraw which was also for Lisa. The mac also invented the file manager concept seen in the Finder; xerox file manager was a list of files, two column.

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starmelts said:
Just wanted to say "thank you" to Steve.

A friend of mine recently pointed out that when you spend 6 hours+ in front of your computer every day (like I do), your computer is in fact a working environment, and your environment does affect you on a personal level.

Although I am a very late Mac-convert, I feel privileged to having been able to discover Apple while Steve was still in charge. He will always be remembered as a true visionary, and the environments he created will continue to be cherished and built upon for generations to come.
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ryaxnb said:
The mac invented overlapping windows and menubars, both features of QuickDraw which was also for Lisa. The mac also invented the file manager concept seen in the Finder; xerox file manager was a list of files, two column.
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Yes.

Lisa was great. Many backward looking folks call it a "failure" because of its commercial performance. Steve @ Apple 1.0 same thing.

Steve is Buddist. The long run, final answer, and human impact, is the only thing that matters. By that standard, Steve wins. Hands down.

FOR $1 A YEAR . . . . . . .

Plonk.


my best post all decade
 
YIKES!

if this photos is truly real and recent, it certainly doesn't look good.

Maybe he just woke up, but that might be trying to stretch the benefit of doubt.

sad to see anyone in this state, no matter who they are. He's a father and a husband first and foremost. :(
 
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CWT1965 said:
McDonalds makes no difference to our lives, Apple have changed the way completely we have lived our lives

Jobs invented the mouse system which became the norm across the world replacing the ghastly command prompt

Jobs changed the music industry to the point that iTunes dominates the music charts

Jobs bought MP3 to the masses with his iPod

He has changed the way we lived our lives completely, lot more deserving than a guy that bought cheese burgers to the masses
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While I agree with some of your points, there are plenty of ppl out there who've changed the world. We all know that the macheads will have our own day of mourning whenever that day arrives.

As for the burgers to the masses, I would say that changed our lives too b/c ppl are fatter, lazier (in general) and the health care system is booming thanks to 'fantastic' food sources and habits relating to cheeseburgers....
 
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Steve Jobs on Wheelchair, Hong Kong Media Reports
 
kdarling said:
That's pretty low, hanging out to take pics like that.

At the least, it looks like Jobs' house needs better fences and/or a winding driveway, if he wishes to keep his privacy.
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I agree that it's low, and I wish that Jobs would be left alone.

But Apple has also been anything but truthful about Jobs' health and his ability to be the chairman of the Apple board. And these photos, however low it is to take and publish them, do show what actually is true.
 
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