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Tim Cook Sends Email to Apple Employees Reflecting on Second Anniversary of Steve Jobs' Death

garnerx said:
Yeah, that is pretty cultish and a little bit weird.

When they build the circular campus thing, they can get everyone in the middle on the anniversary, bowing down and praying towards the direction of Steve's birthplace.
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I agree, this kind of reverence is borderline too much and it feels inappropriate even to people like me that used to admire Steve for his incredible talent(s).
 
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Only public figure I ever cried at the passing of...

It's like we knew him. His keynotes and product introductions were so personal and fun -- his passion was fused with who he was. We love the products, the passion and the man behind it all.

RIP, Steve. We loved you.

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ChromeCloud said:
I agree, this kind of reverence is borderline too much and it feels inappropriate even to people like me that used to admire Steve for his incredible talent(s)
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REVERENCE: deep respect for someone or something: rituals showed honor and reverence for the dead.​
I don't see anyone here making Steve out to be a god. Deep respect is not a bad thing. In fact, I don't think near enough respect is used today for most things.
 
Steve Jobs was a visionary. Tim Cook is a bean counter. That's why Apple hasn't launched a single new product in three years (since Jobs got sick).
 
A company without respect for their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.

I think Steve would have agreed with this quote: "Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment." Buddha
 
Cuban Missles said:
After reading his biography, I was left with two impressions. One the genius that he was in terms of the asthetics and attention to detail that turned into the amazing products we have today. The second impression is that this obsession made him not a great man when it came to relationships, including his family and co-workers. Therefore I wonder about Tim's comment that he was a great friend. Obviously having never met the man I cannot really comment, but anyone reading his bio would surely at least raise an eyebrow at the "great friend comment."
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Well, not surprised at all. Due to his total binary look at everything Steve was not the easy-going person with most people, but he was great with people he thought that were competent and dedicated. Obviously Tim Cook was one of them.

In any case, I miss Steve's presence in Apple universe. Even as good as things are now, I'm still very skeptical about what the future brings for Apple without him in the wheel.

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Pyrrhic Victory said:
Steve Jobs was a visionary. Tim Cook is a bean counter. That's why Apple hasn't launched a single new product in three years (since Jobs got sick).
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I will count the new Mac Pro if it succeeds. But not just yet.
 
monkeybear0145 said:
Apple still has that personality with Jonny Ive, it's just more muted now
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No. Jony is not a visionary; he's just a designer. Jobs and Jony used to keep each other in check. Steve knew that pro users wanted expansion over thinness, which is why he made the unibody 2008 MacBook Pros more upgradeable than the previous generation, and also why he didn't let the Mac Pro rot. Now with nobody left at Apple to reign in Jony, he's going on a design rampage, sacrificing function to let form preside.
 
longofest said:
personally I know everyone has their own grieving timelines, etc.

But as a company I'd hope Apple starts looking forward. 1st anniversary of the death of Steve, sure, reflect. But I hope the 2nd is more muted... Love Steve and everything he brought, but Apple needs to focus on the future not the past.
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And this post right here, sums up the negativity of this ******** of a forum. Nothing the authors post here makes anyone pleased. You guys need a high dose of Prozac and a blowjob.
 
dogcowx said:
Actually it would have been Hewlett and Packard that started that. (from a technology standpoint)
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And the garage Dave & Bill used is a National Historic Landmark now as "The Birthplace of Silicon Valley".

Another interesting connection: Woz worked for HP and originally pitched the Apple I to them. They declined and told him he could pursue it on his own. He did, and the rest is history as they say.

Vowing to never make that mistake again, HP became relentless and brutal in their enforcement of IP ownership; to the point that they have sued former employees to take the IP for businesses they started under the pretense that they developed the idea while an HP employee and was therefore HP IP. They would take the IP they won and shelve it, simply destroying the former employee's new business.

If Dave & Bill had been treated that way, their would never had been an HP or a Silicon Valley, since both began work in the garage while employed somewhere else.
 
topmounter said:
They need to build the shrine and launch iReligion already.
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Quite. For using off-the-shelf Intel hardware, licensed ARM designs, open source software, he made quite a savings... he's a businessman.

And you don't ever blame the customer, especially if you know about a product's defect before launch and then blame the customers for the problem by saying "you're holding it wrong". No small or medium business would survive such sloppiness, never mind other products that people have complained about on Apple's website. Being bigger does not give a company a free pass. Not ever.

I prefer to revere people who aren't amoral or mean to each other just for a passing buck.

Tim Cook has some work to do. And he's done some already.

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applefan10466 said:
A truly great man who helped create the most successful company to ever exist.
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Great at business and telling people what they want, which is the sheer essence of marketing. I would never ever use a blanket statement to define a person. Only deities deserve such stereotypes.

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Pyrrhic Victory said:
Steve Jobs was a visionary. Tim Cook is a bean counter. That's why Apple hasn't launched a single new product in three years (since Jobs got sick).
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Have you ever run a company?

No single human being can wake up say, "today I will be great and innovate and make something new" and actually do it.

It's amazing when something grand happens once.

Indeed, the iphone is a bit more original than the GUI (since someone else other than Steve Jobs took the time and effort to make it in the first place.) Even then, I was using PDAs and smartphones long before the iphone and enjoyed what other people were missing out on before it became popular. The return of the stylus and external keyboards also proves the arrogance of those who say that nobody needs such peripherals as touching the glass on its own is all anyone needs.
 
Whatever the future holds for Apple no one will ever be as passionate or care as much about the company as Steve Jobs. This was his company, he co-founded and helped build it into what you today. This is what will truly be missed in the years to come.
 
NY Guitarist said:
Thank you Steve Jobs, for if you hadn't come back to Apple we'd all be using Windows.
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I dont know about you, but I feel like Windows 7 > Mac OS X right now..
Lots of bugs and glitches and quirks in Mac OS X that im not happy with...

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thermodynamic said:
Quite. For using off-the-shelf Intel hardware, licensed ARM designs, open source software, he made quite a savings... he's a businessman.

And you don't ever blame the customer, especially if you know about a product's defect before launch and then blame the customers for the problem by saying "you're holding it wrong". No small or medium business would survive such sloppiness, never mind other products that people have complained about on Apple's website. Being bigger does not give a company a free pass. Not ever.

I prefer to revere people who aren't amoral or mean to each other just for a passing buck.

Tim Cook has some work to do. And he's done some already.

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Great at business and telling people what they want, which is the sheer essence of marketing. I would never ever use a blanket statement to define a person. Only deities deserve such stereotypes.

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Have you ever run a company?

No single human being can wake up say, "today I will be great and innovate and make something new" and actually do it.

It's amazing when something grand happens once.

Indeed, the iphone is a bit more original than the GUI (since someone else other than Steve Jobs took the time and effort to make it in the first place.) Even then, I was using PDAs and smartphones long before the iphone and enjoyed what other people were missing out on before it became popular. The return of the stylus and external keyboards also proves the arrogance of those who say that nobody needs such peripherals as touching the glass on its own is all anyone needs.
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You sound like someone who completely missed what Apple, and Steve Jobs were all about.

And yes I was born since before the iPhone and the iPod. I did use those PDAs and smartphones you spoke of (Symbian, Pocket PC, Windows Mobile, Palm)
 
MacRumors said:
Team-

Tomorrow marks the second anniversary of Steve's death. I hope everyone will reflect on what he meant to all of us and to the world. Steve was an amazing human being and left the world a better place.

I think of him often and find enormous strength in memories of his friendship, vision and leadership. He left behind a company that only he could have built and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple. We will continue to honor his memory by dedicating ourselves to the work he loved so much. There is no higher tribute to his memory. I know that he would be proud of all of you.

Best,

Tim
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No, he most certainly wasn't, he was a a terrible person.

Before the fanboys get ******** and jump on me I am not denying his contributions to technology. Just pointing out he was a lousy human being.
 
what did he do to actually make the world a "better place " gadgets are cool and all but it doesnt make the world a better.
 
tbrand7 said:
The entire technology industry owe their lives to Steve Jobs.
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Ever heard of Robert Noyce? Somehow I think that the industry owes him more than it owes the fruit salesman.
 

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His creation changed the way of life, and people will remember this great man forever.
 
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