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Steve Jobs is dead

So long, Steve & thanks for delivering us from a potentially monotonous, beige, "1984" future....bringing us instead all the sexy products we were promised by all the Sci-Fi we watched as kids!! A true American legend :patriot:
 
"Almost everything--all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure--these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart." Steve Jobs, 1955-2011.
 
we all feel a little more alone, bad day.
 
this is a sad day.. way too soon... we'll miss you.. Thanks for your brilliant inovations, your brilliant thinking and how you changed the world..
 
I'm just unimaginably sad. The World has lost one of his greatest.

"...Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.

...Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish."

Steve Jobs, Commencement Speech Stanford University
 
I was in the middle of instructing a Final Cut Pro Ten class when I got the text from my boss.

All I can say is that after reading all 9 pages of posts from this community, Steve will truly be missed.

Thanks everyone here for the kind words.
 
"Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution". ..Albert Einstein.

For Steve, and all of those who have been inspired, motivated, educated, and somehow touched by any of his developments. Whether for fun, personal or business gain, we are all part of that 'evolution'. Let us recognize other great visionaries, too. Like the one that brought us all here to REDUSER, and has stimulated progress for us all.
 
Yeah the world has truly lost an amazing genius and innovator! He really did change everything in the computing world and refused to accept the status quo of how we interacted and dealt with HCIs. I have been truly humbled today and reminded just how fragile life is, and how we should make the very best of every opportunity, trying to further ourselves the best way we can, for the better of man kind. Peace and blessings to all you folk and may you always do your best in everything you do.
 
The Macintosh has been my main creative tool since 1987 so I owe much of my success to Steve's innovations. His death has created an incredible sense of loss in me.

As others have said: Steve, we'll miss you.

Phil
 
He will be missed. I had the pleasure of meeting him once when the Apple stores became a reality and he was a nice guy. I definitely understand what he brought to the table as a CEO and a technology architect and the world definitely needs more nice people who fill those roles. I'm only sorry to see him go before we had flying cars and hand-held super computers and even more sorry that his funeral is going to be used as a platform for the WBC to spew hate rhetoric that goes against his personal philosophies.
 
Wow...what a great history... I'm really sad.
Things never going to be the same.

AnthonyFlores said:
Found this on AppleInsider.com -- From Vic Gundotra over a G+
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One Sunday morning, January 6th, 2008 I was attending religious services when my cell phone vibrated. As discreetly as possible, I checked the phone and noticed that my phone said "Caller ID unknown". I choose to ignore.

After services, as I was walking to my car with my family, I checked my cell phone messages. The message left was from Steve Jobs. "Vic, can you call me at home? I have something urgent to discuss" it said.

Before I even reached my car, I called Steve Jobs back. I was responsible for all mobile applications at Google, and in that role, had regular dealings with Steve. It was one of the perks of the job.

"Hey Steve - this is Vic", I said. "I'm sorry I didn't answer your call earlier. I was in religious services, and the caller ID said unknown, so I didn't pick up".

Steve laughed. He said, "Vic, unless the Caller ID said 'GOD', you should never pick up during services".

I laughed nervously. After all, while it was customary for Steve to call during the week upset about something, it was unusual for him to call me on Sunday and ask me to call his home. I wondered what was so important?

"So Vic, we have an urgent issue, one that I need addressed right away. I've already assigned someone from my team to help you, and I hope you can fix this tomorrow" said Steve.

"I've been looking at the Google logo on the iPhone and I'm not happy with the icon. The second O in Google doesn't have the right yellow gradient. It's just wrong and I'm going to have Greg fix it tomorrow. Is that okay with you?"

Of course this was okay with me. A few minutes later on that Sunday I received an email from Steve with the subject "Icon Ambulance". The email directed me to work with Greg Christie to fix the icon.

Since I was 11 years old and fell in love with an Apple II, I have dozens of stories to tell about Apple products. They have been a part of my life for decades. Even when I worked for 15 years for Bill Gates at Microsoft, I had a huge admiration for Steve and what Apple had produced.

But in the end, when I think about leadership, passion and attention to detail, I think back to the call I received from Steve Jobs on a Sunday morning in January. It was a lesson I'll never forget. CEOs should care about details. Even shades of yellow. On a Sunday.

To one of the greatest leaders I've ever met, my prayers and hopes are with you Steve.

-Vic
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When I was in high school, the Apple IIe changed my life in my drafting/architecture class. CAD was a very new idea and the platform ran on the apple. So many things have changed since then. And though I did not end up going into that field, the computer Steve Jobs built grabbed my attention. From then on I had a taste for the "apple". Flash forward ....... When the iMac came out I made my family get one even though we were all use to PC's. And the saying goes ...... "once you go Mac" ....... So many products in our family are made by the company Steve founded. His genius, imagination, forethought, innovation and passion has molded our lives. I can honestly say I am a better person because of Steve Jobs. Not better because I have cool stuff, but better because I know you can dream something and it can become a reality. Thank you Steve Jobs for changing my life!

My thoughts and prayers go out to his family as they o through this tough time.
 
Theres only one person who's vision and product has influenced my life for virtually every hour of my working life and much of my leisure life too, and thats Steve Jobs. Like every one here Im really sad and upset that his short time on our planet has ended but I always will smile when his name comes to mind, which it will frequently for all of my own life time for the sheer brilliance and audacity of his achievements.
 
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