Steve Jobs
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He was a great entrepreneur and risk taker, transformed the PC business. That is enough of a legacy.
What an endorsement from the man who was with Steve Jobs when everything started.
Compared to other slimy CEOs of today that don't care about anything but their hefty bonuses and do everything to kill every idea and initiative - think of Motorola, Hewlett-Packard - not even to mention parasites like bankers or insurers, Steve Jobs was the only bright beacon, a visionary who knew how to transform ideas into reality. R.I.P. Steve. There was no man like you and there never will be.
Best bit I read on the man.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203476804576615403028127550.html
I'm a fairly recent convert to Apple products, and have to say I'm disappointed in myself for having waited so long to try them. I listened to others tell me about the evil ways of Apple's "closed" approach to computing. That's all well and good. I'm happy to let those who need "open" systems knock themselves out on them. I've wasted enough hours waiting for Microsoft products to work as they're supposed to. Give me the dumbed down Apple product that works right out of the box and does so in a simple and elegant fashion. Steve Jobs was a genius...but his competitors made him look more brilliant than he was. He simply was excellent at keeping the consumer's experience in mind...and I suspect we'll all be missing the man's influence.
R.I.P.
p.s., I was surprised to learn he had converted to buddhism years ago, but in retrospect, that makes perfect sense.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203476804576615403028127550.html
I'm a fairly recent convert to Apple products, and have to say I'm disappointed in myself for having waited so long to try them. I listened to others tell me about the evil ways of Apple's "closed" approach to computing. That's all well and good. I'm happy to let those who need "open" systems knock themselves out on them. I've wasted enough hours waiting for Microsoft products to work as they're supposed to. Give me the dumbed down Apple product that works right out of the box and does so in a simple and elegant fashion. Steve Jobs was a genius...but his competitors made him look more brilliant than he was. He simply was excellent at keeping the consumer's experience in mind...and I suspect we'll all be missing the man's influence.
R.I.P.
p.s., I was surprised to learn he had converted to buddhism years ago, but in retrospect, that makes perfect sense.
