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Old 10-06-2011, 08:32 AM   #61
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It is not only a passing of one man, it is the end of era. The pioneering era, when giants shaped the landscape of technology.

The final dot was connected, and we are all worse for it.

Rest in peace, Mr. Jobs.
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He was such a genius, and a game-changer for the industry. Its a shame he had to die so young.

RIP, Steve. Your legacy speaks for itself.
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The best take I ever read on Steve Jobs is that he was an artist in a business environment. He had the focus, intensity, and aesthetic vision that great creative artists have. But he expressed all this in the context of computers and digital products rather than theatre, painting, music, or the other fields more easily associated with artistic people.

He also had an executive style which I have tried to emulate, as best I can in a bureaucratic government environment. Basically, when he found someone who knew how to do something, he helped them do it. He did not have to be the smartest person in the room, and I think he was very happy any time he wasn't - which probably was more often than people might give him credit for.

He certainly made life more fun for the Rest of Us.
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He was such a genius, and a game-changer for the industry. Its a shame he had to die so young.

RIP, Steve. Your legacy speaks for itself.
Agreed. It is a sad day for Apple fans.
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Old 10-06-2011, 10:47 AM   #65
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Does that now mean that there's a market for e-books now?
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Old 10-06-2011, 10:49 AM   #66
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Steve Jobs was a true modern innovator and pioneer. Whether you were or weren't into Apple products, there was very little that could be said negatively about Steve. RIP.
Perfectly stated. All I can say is... ditto to the above!

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Agreed. It is a sad day for Apple fans.
Much more than that. I'm no fan of Apple but I do admire Jobs and what he did for the industry and the world.
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Kenny, in the end I measure a man in full, not just the good parts.

I played on my first Personal Computer in Dec 1977. I have watched the entire Steve Jobs arc (in real time). (I'm about 18 months younger that Jobs was.)

In viewing the whole picture, I'm much less impressed the you seem to be.
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Old 10-06-2011, 11:27 AM   #70
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Kenny, in the end I measure a man in full, not just the good parts.

I played on my first Personal Computer in Dec 1977. I have watched the entire Steve Jobs arc (in real time). (I'm about 18 months younger that Jobs was.)

In viewing the whole picture, I'm much less impressed the you seem to be.
Ralph,

No matter what your personal feelings might be about Mr. Jobs, he has been one of the most influential figures in the computer industry, and, with products like the iPod and iPad, has transformed the lives of millions. I am saddened that all you can find it within yourself to say about his death is "Does that now mean that there's a market for e-books now?" His life's achievements should mean more than that - even to you.
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Ralph,

No matter what your personal feelings might be about Mr. Jobs, he has been one of the most influential figures in the computer industry, and, with products like the iPod and iPad, has transformed the lives of millions. I am saddened that all you can find it within yourself to say about his death is "Does that now mean that there's a market for e-books now?" His life's achievements should mean more than that - even to you.
Hear! Hear!

this is IEEE Spectrum's assessment of what we can learn from him:

http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/h...ampaign=100611
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No matter what your personal feelings might be about Mr. Jobs, he has been one of the most influential figures in the computer industry, and, with products like the iPod and iPad, has transformed the lives of millions.
That's partially true because it took teamwork for Apple to achieve what it did and not just the work of any single individual.
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I was surprised at how much the news depressed me even though it was expected. As a photographer I have relied on his products for years. His company supplied not just tools for me but tools that excited me.

Tonight I will read the Heart Sutra in my meditation room in his memory.
May he be happy
May he be free from suffering.
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I agree.

Rest in peace Jobs
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That's partially true because it took teamwork for Apple to achieve what it did and not just the work of any single individual.
This is of course true, but I would question whether those products would have existed without Mr. Jobs's visionary leadership at the helm of the company.
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