R.I.P Steve Jobs

nomad · **Posted:** Wed Oct 05, 2011 8:50 pm

Man it's a sad day for Technology in general, A visionary has passed.

Rest In Peace

Crono · **Posted:** Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:30 pm

It's been coming for awhile. The dude really did work until he couldn't.
If you go back and look at pictures and video of him from about ten years ago, you'll see a very drastic change physically due to the condition.

I'm kinda surprised that he fought it for as long as he did, considering the type of cancer and location.

He was undeniably an influential force on the entire planet since the late 70s until now. The world really will be a lesser place without his presence.

The Red Clover · **Posted:** Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:59 pm

The question on my mind is will this affect Mac sales positively or negatively?

Really though, rest in peace.

Koari · **Posted:** Thu Oct 06, 2011 12:20 am

Certainly a heavy blow to the technological world.

Without Xerox, there would be no Steve Jobs, and without Steve Jobs, there'd be no Bill Gates

Colonel Panic · **Posted:** Thu Oct 06, 2011 4:28 am

I've been trying to figure out what exactly to write. There's just so much to say I don't know where to begin. So instead I'll just keep it short. Steve Jobs is the reason I draw on a computer and not on paper. Throughout my years as a Mac user I've listened to him talking about how he creates for creative people. While others in the industry talk about nanometers and megahertz, Steve talked about what you can do with your machine. You've inspired me my entire life Steve. Thank you.

On a non personal level. I feel the industry has lost one of it's greatest leaders and innovators. The future of IT won't be the same without him.

@Koari

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Danimal Collective · **Posted:** Thu Oct 06, 2011 12:50 pm

He really was an innovator, a divergent thinker, and an entrepreneur... but more importantly, he's one of the few people I can point to and say, "this person is responsible for the world around us." His vision of what technology can do has impacted the world forever.

And you know, his story is really one of a common everyday guy like you or me that made it big. His story is the quintessential rags to riches, American Dream type story. He was adopted, he dropped out of college, he was sleeping on his friend's couch turning in glass bottles for food money and getting free meals from a local Hari Krishna temple... I mean, this is a guy that really lived on the extremes in terms of economic class. It's an inspiring story and I'm sad to see him go.

Usually I don't care about celebrities but Steve was really much more than just a celebrity. He's the kind of person that will be in history books like Edison, Tesla, Carnegie, Rockefeller, etc.. He was a truly important person in our time and he's a pretty big loss.

BoboTheMonkey · **Posted:** Thu Oct 06, 2011 1:33 pm

The man was a visionary and a genius, and the world is a little less awesome without him.

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