As most of you have already heard, Steve Jobs passed away this morning at the young age of 56 from pancreatic cancer. As someone who has enjoyed the products that Jobs helped to create, I wanted to take a moment to say thank you. While society all too often uses the words genius and ahead of their time, Jobs was someone who eclipsed whatever you called him and was a once in a generation inspiration. Not only did he build Apple into the most prominent player in technology, he helped turn Pixar into a brand synonymous with amazing movies. To quote Patton Oswalt:
“Steve Jobs. Closest thing we had to Tony Stark.”
To help remember Jobs, after the jump I’m posting two great videos. The first is Jobs introducing the first iPod back in 2001, before Apple took over the music business and digital downloads. The second is a video a lot of you have already seen…it’s Job’s delivering a commencement speech to the graduates of Stanford University in 2005. In the great speech he talks about getting fired from Apple in 1985, life & death.
You have to wonder what Jobs could have done with another ten years. Mr. Jobs, thank you for everything you helped to create. You will be missed.
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Edison, Hughes, Disney – all rolled into one. Jobs changed the world. R.I.P.
a true true visionary. RIP
From the bottom of my heart – thank you Steve Jobs. For Pixar, for Apple, for being a remarkable man. RIP.
“Closest thing we have to Tony Stark”. Very well said. Nothing but the out most respect for Steve Jobs and everything he gave us. R.I.P kind sir.
It’s about time, welcome!
Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules and they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them… because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jULUGHJCCj4&feature=related
I thought I’d pass along something I saw yesterday that I think is quite appropriate.
‘ISAD Today’
RIP Steve Jobs, thank you for all the wonderful things.