[Brazelton] Steve Jobs Has Died

[Zappit]

Just breaking news now - no links yet - it's on the breaking news banner of the Yahoo page.

Msnbc is reporting it, too, now.

 

[Dave]

Matter of time. I'm glad he's finally done with the pain.

 

[Shegokigo]

Interesting timing....

 

[Zappit]

Interesting timing....

I doubt it's going to lead to an iJobs 2. I wouldn't bet on anyone having found him in a bar.

 

[Charlie Don't Surf]

america is losing jobs all over the place

 

[Ravenpoe]

america is losing jobs all over the place

...

*slow clap*

I'll allow that one.

 

[fade]

Haters will hate, but the man was a visionary. The technology world is poorer for his death.

 

[Shegokigo]

No doubt he had an impact on the computing world, I'm just wondering, in reality, how much of the "genius" was his own ideas. None the less, a man who will forever be remembered in Tech History.

 

[fade]

That's a valid question. Most of it was likely designed by someone else, but he had the vision to push the good ideas out to the public in a way the public would consume it.

 

[Overflight]

Now THIS is an awesome tribute:

http://boingboing.net/

RIP Steve Jobs. Regardless of your opinions on the company and its products, the world lost a visionary today.

 

[Gryfter]

 

[PatrThom]

This news traveled fast through my workplace. Lots of glances, raised eyebrows, and shrugs in between helping customers.

I think what I will miss most is now never knowing what was coming *next*.

Thanks for dragging us into the Future, Steve. And thanks for not caring whether or not we were ready for it.

--Patrick

 

[makare]

It took me forever to remember how his last name is pronounced. God speed tech man.

 

[Jay]

You work all your life to get to your retirement and then a month later...

 

[Shegokigo]

I'm almost willing to bet he knew exactly how much time he had left when he resigned the CEO position.

 

[Jay]

Looks like Steve Jobs is in his iCloud.

 

[SpecialKO]

Dear Mr. Jobs, thank you for doing more than your part to drag the rest of us, kicking and screaming, into the future.

RIP.

 

[Ravenpoe]

It took me forever to remember how his last name is pronounced. God speed tech man.

You can't pronounce Jobs?

 

[makare]

I always wanted to pronounce it like Jobe like Job from the bible. I mean Jobs is a seriously stupid last name. I was giving him the benefit of my mispronunciation.

 

[Terrik]

Not as bad as my old classmate's last night of "Butkis". Oh, kids can be so cruel.

 

[Null]

I don't know how much a technical innovator Steve Jobs was, but what I do know is that he helped make personal computers into a viable consumer good - he was part of what made new technology profitable. There were mp3 players before the iPod - I think Sony had one - but he made them part of the culture. There were tablet computers before the iPad, but again, he made them into a cool, desirable product instead of a tool for specific purposes.

RIP Mr Jobs.

 

[Adam]

And in other news, Sarah Palin is not running for President. You win some, you lose some.

 

[DarkAudit]

And in other news, Sarah Palin is not running for President. You win some, you lose some.

That got pointed out on Twitter a few times. She has got to be fuming right now. Steve went out with an epic troll.

 

[Shegokigo]

Someone put up Steve Jobs interrupting Sarah Palin with the Kanye meme.

 

[Covar]

No doubt he had an impact on the computing world, I'm just wondering, in reality, how much of the "genius" was his own ideas. None the less, a man who will forever be remembered in Tech History.

There's more to genius than pure technical skill. Wozniak would be the first to say if it wasn't for Jobs there would be no Apple Computer. The hardware design? Sure. An everything included machine like packaged and sold to users not to engineers? Probably not.

 

[IronBrig4]

My family's first computer was a Macintosh Centris 610. I remember cursing Apple because it never seemed to be compatible with the newer games. For a while it seemed like Mac computers were only for graphic designers and professional photographers. But then the iMacs (no floppy drive) and the first iPods came out, and Apple stuff suddenly became cool.

 

[SpecialKO]

My family's first computer was a Macintosh Centris 610.

Liked just for this. I have fond, but also frustrated, memories of my Centris 610.

 

[Vagabond]

There would not be a Pixar as we know it today without Steve Jobs.

I admire the fact that he continued working until the bitter end, and never let his illness become a major distraction.

Apple just isn't going to be the same, again.

 

[Mathias]

So are Apple fanboi's going to hold vigil over his grave for 3 days?

 

[phil]

And in other news, Sarah Palin is not running for President. You win some, you lose some.

I read this in the reverse of it's intent at first.

 

[fade]

Yes, all apple product owners have had our implants activated, and are tearing our clothes in unison.

 

[Vagabond]

So are Apple fanboi's going to hold vigil over his grave for 3 days?

Don't be silly. Westboro Baptist Church has got all bases covered.

 

[strawman]

At least those of us with the iSackcloth and iAshes upgrade.

 

[Espy]

Dear Mr. Jobs, thank you for doing more than your part to drag the rest of us, kicking and screaming, into the future.

RIP.

Ditto.

 

[Tress]

So are Apple fanboi's going to hold vigil over his grave for 3 days?

Candlelight vigil for Steve Jobs outside the Apple Store in SF.