Actually, I believe most people her are "for the truth". And there will be many opportunities on this board and other places to debate Steve Jobs's lack of innovation, and Apple's lack of creativity. There will be many opportunities to debate who we don't admire that much, and list "other IT geniuses" that we think are more important than Steve Jobs, and why we think their deaths are more important.
But Steve Jobs' family just buried him this afternoon. He was a father, a husband, a friend, a coworker, and a respected figure to many, and he just passed away at age 56.
Do people really think this is the time and place to try to debate people about why you don't think Steve Jobs was "all that?" To post publicly, as one blogger did today, "people are too polite to say this, but here's a big list of all his negative qualities"? Do they think his family and friends don't browse the Internet, and maybe stuff like that, even if it is "the truth", might be hurtful so soon after he died?
This isn't about the right to free speech, or having a right to voice an opinion. Of course we all respect those rights. But there is also simple human decency, and respect for others, especially when their grieving period has just started.
Even if you feel nothing yourself about his passing, the fact that others have expressed it publicly, in this thread, and in the world, should be a clue to maybe let well enough alone for a bit.
Just a little respect in our corner of the Internet.
