Posted by goldenface
Shockingly, Steve Jobs has died at the age of just 56.
I didn't expect this at all - even thought he has been pretty ill.
"Apple co-founder and Chairman Steve Jobs died today, Apple said. He was 56.
Jobs had been suffering from various health issues following the seven-year anniversary of his surgery for a rare form of pancreatic cancer in August 2004. Apple announced in January that he would be taking an indeterminate medical leave of absence, with Jobs then stepping down from his role as CEO in late August."
Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-135[....]steve-jobs-dies/#ixzz1ZxFJKXAo
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What a legacy he leaves.
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Posted by skblakee
Indeed very sad and shocking news. Not expected in any way whosoever. He built a magnificent empire which although I do admire some of their traits I had to respect. His come back from the "wilderness" to take over the management of Apple and ultimately remaking it into the worlds most respected technology company was a driving force that all CEO's can admire.
May he rest in peace.
Posted by mriley
He was a great business leader, R.I.P
http://www.apple.com/stevejobs/
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Posted by Bonovox
Oh my god the day after the new announcement aswell how sad. He was still young too. You can have all the money and success in the world but if you have not got your health. RIP Steve. Sounds terrible saying this but i bet this increases sales like what happens when pop stars die
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Posted by Indiandawg
R.I.P Steve Jobs
Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do. - Apple Inc.
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We don't have any person greater than Steve Jobs when it comes to vision!
Posted by Caspa
Must have been the anti climax of the 4S announcement that did it...
Posted by Bonovox
That is a little below the belt mate. Much as i am not a massive Apple fan the guy is dead. He was a genius and was so young still. He first had this illness back in 2004 so i read. My mom was one year younger than Steve when she died its no age.
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Posted by goldenface
I'm sure worse things will be said - you could only imagine what some of the anti-Apple camp might be getting up to.
Posted by Dummaari
I never used an apple product. But sure Steve Job is one of the great inventor in my life time. RIP
Posted by adnansanni
This is really shocking news. RIP Steve Jobs.
He will live among us with apple's every single creation...
Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Speech, where he addresses his mortality. An inspiring speech, excerpt from Observer.com.
"No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true.
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary."
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Posted by Miss UK
I listened to my iPod touch today RIP Steve
Posted by masseur
I've been reading many tributes but I thought a paragraph from Barack Obama's was quite poignant:
“The world has lost a visionary. And there may be no greater tribute to Steve’s success than the fact that much of the world learned of his passing on a device he invented."
Posted by Bonovox
My internet crashed earlier so I lost the page but I read somewhere of talks of Apple & Samsung kissing & making up. Could this be after Steve dying
Posted by Miss UK
True Masseur its nice to see Google have marked it aswell on the Google Homepage !
not heard all the tributes though justheard it early this morning on Radio ones news bit of a shock first thing
Posted by julias
iSad: Tears and tributes around the world as Apple's legions of fans mark the death of Steve Job
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arts/index.html
Posted by Bonovox
Cancer of the pancreas is one of the worst you can get. So sad. He was one year older than my mom when she died it's no age
Posted by julias
I bet he could fix this too... http://imgur.com/1O867
Posted by Bonovox
Posted by masseur
I've watched many tributes and already commented on a paragraph from the US president but none have touch me as much as that from Cali Lewis, especially the final words which was already my own ideoligy/philosophy but which took this podcast to remind me...
Posted by serge327
i dun think so Steve Jobs is a legend. Cos i never play attention on apple's products. This is just my opinion only.
Posted by masseur
lol. isn't that like saying that ww2 never happend 'coz you never paid attention to anything to do with hitler, or that 9/11 never happened 'coz you didn't pay attention to US/worlds affairs, or that man never landed on the moon 'coz you never paid attention to NASA etc etc etc... (I could go on)
Posted by jplacson
OMG! Man has landed on the moon?!??!??!??!?!
Posted by julias
On 2011-10-08 12:24:58, serge327 wrote:
i dun think so Steve Jobs is a legend. Cos i never play attention on apple's products. This is just my opinion only.
Then you need to PLAY more attention.
Posted by Caspa
@Bonovox - Not below the belt at all, I didnt say anything bad about the man... Look at it as my version of what Julias posted...
I was actually on the way home as the news broke on the radio... He was a legend no doubt...
Posted by Bonovox
OK no worries
Posted by julias
Steve jobs funeral has taken place they say it was a private gathering for family and close friends made me wonder though if his grave will become a shrine for Apple fans?
Posted by Bonovox
Well maybe, maybe not that is upto the family. But i guess fans would love to pay their respects though family may want to keep it private. EDIT: BBC News showed the Click technology programme today dedicated to Steve Jobs & Apple. They said that Apple is the worlds 2nd most valuable company. So which is the first??
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0162g61/Click_08_10_2011
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Posted by skblakee
Either Exxon Mobile or a Chinese bank is the most valuable. The way things are looking people might buy up all of the available iPhone 4s' they way people tend to buy a dead artist's music right after death. This might just push the value of the company further up
Posted by Bonovox
Well,according to GSM Arena iphone 4s pre-orders have broken AT&T records
They say what will Apple do without Steve but the thing is as the Click programme says is that the other people who remained close to him & were trained by him have learnt alot to drive it all forward. So they will do well still I guess but the launches maybe not quite as exciting without Steve[ This Message was edited by: Bonovox on 2011-10-09 16:08 ]
Posted by Marly
On 2011-10-09 17:06:29, Bonovox wrote:
.....but the launches maybe not quite as exciting without Steve
They certainly won't be, the man had more charisma than our complete government!
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Posted by Bonovox
Yeah and what is also different is that no technology company has ever had someone treated like a celebrity!! Flowers left outside Apple stores and he was the celebrity of the tech world. I mean take Sony for instance i could not even tell you who the co founder of Sony was and even if he is still alive. No other tech company has a cult following like that.
Posted by rikken
I think it's because these people know how to get attention. They are skilled in getting attention and product coverage is often the best path to success
Posted by julias
Steve jobs was most definitely one of a kind and unheard of a company CEO revered and almost idolized in the way he was and I don't think anyone will ever come like that again.
The Official Steve Jobs Autobiography is also due to be released on the 23rd of Oct its the first and only time Steve Jobs agreed to approve this biography as we all know he was a very private man and hated being in the public eye so in this book we will get to hear who he really was I'm really looking forward to reading it and since this will be his official autobiography I wonder if it will be sold in Apple stores?
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Posted by Bonovox
Who knows. Does not matter where it's sold as long as people can buy it. I never realised all them years ago he was ousted of the company for a while. A company HE founded
Posted by julias
This seems like a good tribute to Steve by one fan and its made entirely made from an old Apple mac..
http://i.imgur.com/QXmZr.jpg
Posted by Bonovox
That's so cool that is
Posted by julias
Yeah and this I thought was quite funny
http://www.thechronicleherald[....]full/bm_cartoon/brucex07_0.jpg
Posted by Bonovox
Posted by masseur
Steve Jobs: The movie (guardian article)
The studio behind Oscar-nominated Facebook film The Social Network is planning a biopic about Steve Jobs, based on a forthcoming authorised biography of the late co-founder of Apple.
Deadline reports that Sony Pictures is set to acquire rights to the book by former Time Magazine managing editor Walter Isaacson, titled simply Steve Jobs, for a seven-figure sum. It will be the first film to tell the Apple founder's story on the big screen, though a made-for-TV docudrama, Pirates of Silicon Valley, previously immortalised Jobs in 1999 with ER's Noah Wyle playing the role.
Posted by Bonovox
Wow only in America eh they want to make films about everything. They are now talking of a film about Amanda Knocks murder trial too
I think the Steve Jobs film will be popular no doubt.
Posted by julias
The Facebook movie "The Social Network" was really good so I'd really like to see how it all began for Apple.
Posted by Bonovox
I thought that movie was awful
Posted by julias
The Life and Times of Steve Jobs....
http://mashable.com/2011/10/11/life-and-times-of-steve-jobs/
Posted by masseur
Steve Jobs 'died of respiratory arrest' (BBC article)
Posted by Bonovox
Very sad having to go in such a way. Cancer of the pancreas is one of the worst
Posted by julias
Some Apple stores worldwide will be closed today for a while in memory of Steve Jobs.
Posted by Bonovox
Has his funeral taken place yet??
Posted by julias
Yes that happened last Friday and was a small private family affair.
Posted by Bonovox
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