Author Topic: Steve Jobs passed away (Read 5312 times)

reaper · « **on:** Wed, 05 October 2011, 18:52:02 »

(with his wife Laurene Powell Jobs)

I'm not a big fan of Apple but like someone said, a life is a life.

Link

May you rest in peace, S.J.

Edit: here are some interesting readings...

- Steve Jobs was always kind to me, or regrets of an a**hole (behind the scene of that whole Gizmodo thing by Brian Lam)
- Regarding my management style (by Steve Jobs)
- All about Steve Jobs (pics, bio, etc)

Lolcakes · « **Reply #1 on:** Wed, 05 October 2011, 18:57:14 »

Very sad news. I dislike apple products and I did not like the attitude of mr Jobs but that doesnt matter and I am very saddened by these news.
"Any man's death diminishes me,
because I am involved in mankind.
And therefore never send to know for whom
the bell tolls; it tolls for thee." - John Donne

May he rest in peace

Input Nirvana · « **Reply #2 on:** Wed, 05 October 2011, 18:57:31 »

R.I.P.
Thanks for everything.

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See you on the other side, brother.

Malphas · « **Reply #3 on:** Wed, 05 October 2011, 18:57:51 »

Time to short Apple stock.

biochem · « **Reply #4 on:** Wed, 05 October 2011, 18:58:59 »

1955-2011. Too soon.

Soarer · « **Reply #5 on:** Wed, 05 October 2011, 19:05:30 »

Sad that he's gone. R.I.P.

Lanx · « **Reply #6 on:** Wed, 05 October 2011, 19:10:38 »

damn iphone 4s disappointment SJ not being alive, i wouldn't be invested in appl thurs morning, anyone know what he did with his billions? did he give it away like Bill Gates? or is he passing on his monies to his family.

whiskerBox · « **Reply #7 on:** Wed, 05 October 2011, 19:16:18 »

He fought cancer for a very long time and I am glad that he is no longer suffering, but I feel for his family and he will definitely be missed.

slueth · « **Reply #8 on:** Wed, 05 October 2011, 19:38:22 »

RIP
hes probably in charge of the new iHeaven

Input Nirvana · « **Reply #9 on:** Wed, 05 October 2011, 19:40:48 »

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RIP
hes probably in charge of the new iHeaven

iHeaven, that's great!

Malphas · « **Reply #10 on:** Wed, 05 October 2011, 20:36:30 »

I'm sure Steve is looking down appreciatively at your thread bumps.

Lanx · « **Reply #11 on:** Wed, 05 October 2011, 20:40:54 »

wow, the day he's back he's trying to make himself relevant again by using a R.I.P. death to necro bump his old threads, see no matter what he just won't change, he'll take any opportunity to ego himself.

Bilbin · « **Reply #12 on:** Wed, 05 October 2011, 20:42:34 »

R.i.p.

TexasFlood · « **Reply #13 on:** Wed, 05 October 2011, 20:48:35 »

What a long, strange trip it's been.

Mercen_505 · « **Reply #14 on:** Wed, 05 October 2011, 21:10:39 »

Apple II? Good stuff. I stopped caring after that. Since he became so phobic regarding buttons, I hope his place of eternal rest is filled with model M keyboards.

Pretendo · « **Reply #15 on:** Wed, 05 October 2011, 23:33:58 »

Bash Apple as much as you want, Steve Jobs was at the forefront of pushing the concept of a GUI into the mainstream. Xerox invented it, but he was the one that saw the potential and propagated it. It's impossible to say that the industry would be the same without him. Rest in peace, Steve Jobs.

Ekaros · « **Reply #16 on:** Wed, 05 October 2011, 23:45:08 »

Can't say he wasn't good bussiness man, a great capitalist. Still, they come and go, no one stays here for ever.

Quarzac · « **Reply #17 on:** Thu, 06 October 2011, 00:11:28 »

I don't care for current Apple products or the recent penchant for releasing a slightly better version of a product every 6 months, but Steve Jobs was very much responsible for PCs as we know them today, and for that, I respect him. He was a successful businessman, and capitalist, and even though his methods irritate me to no end, I cannot say that I would not do the same if I was in his position. His death will no doubt be felt for a long time.

Input Nirvana · « **Reply #18 on:** Thu, 06 October 2011, 01:47:21 »

Current Apple products like iPhone, iPod, iPad, all of which are the most popular, innovative, and commercially successful products of their class and are copied by everyone, just not as well? As far as a slightly better version every 6 months, I think is great, it's chasing the price down, always getting the freshest technology, not waiting for a mythical "model year". I believe his methods are spot on, even his competitors love him for expanding the potential market with new products, services and directions.

No wonder Apple was the biggest American company for a day a couple months ago. The biggest.

Thanks Mr. Jobs, I love your methods, just like everyone that has one of your devices. How many is that?.....Wow, that's a lot of people.

RIP

dorkvader · « **Reply #19 on:** Thu, 06 October 2011, 08:41:55 »

Apple is the best value for money. I bought a mac pro, and 2 G5's for $80. The pro is the best computer in the apartment.

Rest in peace, Mr jobs.

Mazora · « **Reply #20 on:** Thu, 06 October 2011, 08:47:13 »

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Apple is the best value for money. I bought a mac pro, and 2 G5's for $80. The pro is the best computer in the apartment.

Rest in peace, Mr jobs.

Indeed RIP, great leader.

Apple is certainly best value for money if design and beauty is important to you, else I have to disagree. I find the mac pro to be overpriced.

kraise · « **Reply #21 on:** Fri, 07 October 2011, 09:42:53 »

Steve Jobs was and still is a huge influence to me.

I've personally fallen out of love with Apple products recently but I have used Macs all throughout university and currently at work. And now, without Steve, it'll be hard for me to see Apple the same way ever again.

Malphas · « **Reply #22 on:** Fri, 07 October 2011, 12:10:05 »

I'm not big on Apple products and he always struck me as a snide, vaguely unpleasant guy, to be honest. I don't hold it against him though, and I do admire the balls in wearing the same awful black turtleneck/Levi's Jeans/New Balances outfit for for decades straight. More genuinely, I do like the effect he's had on the rest of the consumer IT industry, Apple products are good, they're just too closed for me, and they've forced Microsoft, Google, Asus, et al. to make things less crap than usual. I don't give him as much credit as some though, one idiot on another site actually said this:

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Without Steve knowledge we probably still be using pagers, those big ass cell phones,or trying to find a job using those loud type writers to type a resume, we all should thank god for a wonderful knowledgeable man that he loan us for 56 years RIP on behalf of the world we'll miss you.

And then there's this:

[video=youtube;loxmPuBOiPM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loxmPuBOiPM[/video]

This article is bang on: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10/07/steve_jobs_dianamania/

Input Nirvana · « **Reply #23 on:** Fri, 07 October 2011, 13:34:10 »

Title of thread is "Steve Jobs passed away".

S.J. did more in a week for decades than most people here that are bashing him or his company will do in their best year ever. He has affected virtually the entire world, and even if you keep your head in the sand, his efforts still affect you in a positive way, directly or indirectly, like it or not.

Who cares if you love or hate the man, company, products, etc. His track record is indisputable. Anything else is just an opinion on a forum. Everybody has one.

Malphas · « **Reply #24 on:** Fri, 07 October 2011, 13:37:45 »

I don't think you understood (or possibly didn't read) my post. I wasn't bashing him, quite the opposite in fact. Just taking my thoughts for a walk. On a side note, the literal defintion of "forum" is a place for expressing your opinions.

Input Nirvana · « **Reply #25 on:** Fri, 07 October 2011, 13:48:57 »

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I don't think you understood (or possibly didn't read) my post. I wasn't bashing him, quite the opposite in fact. Just taking my thoughts for a walk. On a side note, the literal defintion of "forum" is a place for expressing your opinions.

I wasn't addressing your post, I totally got what you are saying.
Forums are for opinions, just highlighting that, relative to the title.
I'm not taking the time to delve into this appropriately, just blasting on and off as time allows, I probably shouldn't post if I can't spend the time needed to be clear.

Malphas · « **Reply #26 on:** Fri, 07 October 2011, 13:50:24 »

Ah, sorry I just assumed it was directed at me. No worries then.

Fuzzy Dunlop · « **Reply #27 on:** Fri, 07 October 2011, 14:29:10 »

Funny but touching tribute to Steve Jobs on the Colbert Report last night:
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/399182/october-06-2011/tribute-to-steve-jobs?xrs=share_copy

Not sure where this originates from. A friend posted it on his Facebook:

microsoft windows · « **Reply #28 on:** Fri, 07 October 2011, 17:19:59 »

Long live Bill Gates!

Urglifast · « **Reply #29 on:** Fri, 07 October 2011, 17:21:40 »

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Long live Bill Gates!

can't say i didn't see that one coming

keyboardlover · « **Reply #30 on:** Sat, 08 October 2011, 19:08:08 »

RIP Steve Jobs. Thanks for the Macintosh SE, one of the first computers I ever used.

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igro · « **Reply #31 on:** Sat, 08 October 2011, 20:33:10 »

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I use his processors all the time.

Pretendo · « **Reply #32 on:** Sun, 09 October 2011, 00:37:25 »

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Long live Bill Gates!

Have you seen vids of him lately? He's not looking so great either.

These guys think themselves to death!

Malphas · « **Reply #33 on:** Sun, 09 October 2011, 04:56:36 »

Time to start a Geekhack deadpool?

EverythingIBM · « **Reply #34 on:** Sun, 09 October 2011, 18:30:17 »

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I use his processors all the time.

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Have you seen vids of him lately? He's not looking so great either.

These guys think themselves to death!

Dibs on Ballmer outliving everyone (Bill Gates, Steve Wozniak, etc)

When Ed Roberts died, his death was largely unnoticed.
Sad.

pitashen · « **Reply #35 on:** Mon, 10 October 2011, 03:58:04 »

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RIP Steve Jobs. Thanks for the Macintosh SE, one of the first computers I ever used.

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No offense, but SE was introduced more than a year after Jobs got kicked out of Apple.

Malphas · « **Reply #36 on:** Mon, 10 October 2011, 04:20:41 »

Yeah, it's only really been since the late 90's and the iMac G3 that he's had any influence on Apple products.

keyboardlover · « **Reply #37 on:** Mon, 10 October 2011, 06:48:17 »

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No offense, but SE was introduced more than a year after Jobs got kicked out of Apple.

Haha thanks - I was actually wondering about that.

Thanks for clearing that up!

Lanx · « **Reply #38 on:** Mon, 10 October 2011, 14:01:12 »

sigh, verizon new droid announcement delayed out of respect for SJ.

EverythingIBM · « **Reply #39 on:** Mon, 10 October 2011, 20:50:45 »

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sigh, verizon new droid announcement delayed out of respect for SJ.

There's nothing wrong with that.

I still can't get it in my mind that Steve Jobs is actually dead... I don't want him to be dead.

kraise · « **Reply #40 on:** Tue, 11 October 2011, 00:15:24 »

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There's nothing wrong with that.

I still can't get it in my mind that Steve Jobs is actually dead... I don't want him to be dead.

I still can't wrap my head around it either. It just feels very... surreal and makes Apple seem incomplete once again.

Input Nirvana · « **Reply #41 on:** Sat, 15 October 2011, 14:14:08 »

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I absolutely LOVE deadpools.

I have a knack for smelling impending death. Sort of like a carrion hawk.

demik · « **Reply #42 on:** Sun, 20 May 2012, 12:32:37 »

please stop bumping month old threads with spam

Lanx · « **Reply #43 on:** Sun, 20 May 2012, 16:26:07 »

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please stop bumping month old threads with spam

he does this on every sub-forum, so that at the end of the day he see's "last post by" him, that, or he just wants to up post count.

captain · « **Reply #44 on:** Sun, 20 May 2012, 18:42:24 »

RIP Steve.

Now, someone needs to come along with a hammer and toss it through the Procrustean Big Brother Apple figurehead.

demik · « **Reply #45 on:** Sun, 20 May 2012, 19:44:17 »

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he does this on every sub-forum, so that at the end of the day he see's "last post by" him, that, or he just wants to up post count.

unless he's bringing relevant information, necro bumping will not be tolerated.

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2. Spam and overposting. Not just being a prolific poster, but posting the same exact post many times, posting multiple pointless posts in the same thread, making numerous posts with no real content, or posting for the purpose of gaining a higher post count.

he can do what he wants in his subforum.

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Author Topic: Steve Jobs passed away (Read 5312 times)