BREAKING NEWS: Apple says former CEO and founder Steve Jobs has died

[cal04]

Source: MarketWatch

Statement by Apple's Board of Directors
We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today.

Steve's brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of Steve.

His greatest love was for his wife, Laurene, and his family. Our hearts go out to them and to all who were touched by his extraordinary gifts.

SOURCE: Apple

Read more: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/statement-by-apples-board-of-directors-2011-10-05

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http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/05/jobs-apple-co-founder-is-dead/?hp

http://www.apple.com/
The homepage of Apple's website this evening switched to a full-page image of Jobs with the text, "Steve Jobs 1955-2011."




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Rest In Peace Steve Jobs

[ixion]

1. Safe Travels, Mr. Jobs. You were a true visionary.

[warrior1]

2. Rest in Peace

[katty]

3. Au Revoir Steve! You are in the BIGGEST apple now!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. Safe passage to him...

He went too soon, way too soon...

I hadn't thought he looked that ill when we last saw him...

How very sad for his family and all who knew and loved him...

[awoke_in_2003]

103. Dear Peggy...

he did look ill to me. He has always been thin, but when he appeared last he looked gaunt and fragile to me. He was a giant force in the industry, and I fear no one will replace him

[FourScore]

170. He used to come into the bagel shop where I worked in Palo Alto when I was young.

He was smaller in stature than I had imagined, but really quite nice. He would joke that one should never to go into the IT industry.

Steve Jobs was an icon.

My heart also goes out to his friends and loved ones.

:cry:

[Pharaoh]

5. AP: Steve Jobs Has Died

Source: TPM

TPMLivewire
10-05-2011 7:38 PM
∞ t witter
AP: Steve Jobs Has Died

The AP has reported on Twitter Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is has died.


Read more: http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/updates/920

[shanti]

6. RIP mr. jobs

:(

[Blasphemer]

7. So sad... R.I.P. Mr. Jobs.... nt

[Jefferson23]

8. Just awful, RIP. n/t

[EFerrari]

9. Sad news.

[onehandle]

10. Thanks for everything Steve. nt

[keroro gunsou]

11. Steve Jobs has died

Source: ABC News

Steve Jobs, the mastermind behind Apple's iPhone, iPad, iPod, iMac and iTunes, has died in California. Jobs was 56.

His death was reported by The Associated Press, citing Apple.

The homepage of Apple's website contained a full-page image of Jobs with the text, "Steve Jobs 1955-2011."

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/steve-jobs-apple-ceo-dies/story?id=14383813

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this sucks!

[JI7]

12. very sad

[lifesbeautifulmagic]

13. rip

from a total and complete Apple fan girl. Thanks so very much for changing the world. :( :(:(

[Cleita]

14. Very sad.

I really thought he had more time although he looked very sick. RIP.

[Old and In the Way]

15. To a life well lived!

Really, the man had as much positive impact on the world as just about anyone I can think of. He did more in his 56 years than I could hope to accomplish in a 100 lifetimes. Thank you Steve for your vision and ability to realize it.

[awoke_in_2003]

104. very true. nt

[Pooka Fey]

173. + 1

[AngryOldDem]

16. RIP to a great mind

When I was told of the news, I was listening to my iPod -- the man has left us with quite a legacy.

Safe passage to Mr. Jobs.

[KamaAina]

17. He and a handful of others made Silicon Valley what it is today.

A few decades ago, you could tell the boundaries between towns because there were orange groves and such between them. Now we're in the NHL, for Pete's sake.

[jimlup]

18. RIP

I hope his legacy lives on. Simple computers that work for us rather than the other way around.

[bluevoter4life]

19. Steve Jobs: Ex-Apple CEO Dies

Source: ABC News

Steve Jobs, the mastermind behind Apple's iPhone, iPad, iPod, iMac and iTunes, has died in California. Jobs was 56.

The homepage of Apple's website contained a full-page image of Jobs with the text, "Steve Jobs 1955-2011."

Jobs co-founded Apple Computer in 1976 and, with his childhood friend Steve Wozniak, marketed what was considered the world's first personal computer, the Apple II.

Industry watchers called him a master innovator -- perhaps on a par with Thomas Edison -- changing the worlds of computing, recorded music and communications.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/steve-jobs-apple-ceo-dies/story?id=14383813

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I knew he had health problems, but this comes as an absolute shock. More details to come as the story emerges.

[lbrtbell]

20. I'm shocked that he died so soon, too

He must have worked as long as humanly possible, poor man.

I don't like Apple products, but R.I.P. Steve. :(

[awoke_in_2003]

107. like the product or not...

(and I happen to like it) there is no denying the influence that Steve and the other Steve (Wozniak) had on the industry.

[teddy51]

21. Pancreatic cancer is very bad news. Not a nice way to go. n/t

[lbrtbell]

33. It's pretty much an incurable type of cancer, isn't it?

How awful for him....

[teddy51]

38. Yes it is and it is very painful. This is the cancer that Patrick Swayze died from. n/t

[Dawgs]

105. He was lucky to last as long as he did. My dad died of pancreatic cancer just 4 months ago.

He only lasted 5+ months after being diagnosed. :(

[FailureToCommunicate]

126. Same for my younger brother, five months.

So sorry to hear that Dawgs.

[lebkuchen]

190. Sympathies to you and Dawgs

for your loss.

[MedicalAdmin]

167. No disease is incurable, but yes, that form is one of the serious ones.

His systems are the core of our clinics daily operations.

[Warpy]

22. He looked like he was getting close when he quit as CEO

Cancer sucks.

RIP, Steve.

[dipsydoodle]

23. Tragic

RIP.

[calimary]

24. Yep. there it is.

http://www.apple.com/

May he rest in peace. One of the giants of the information age. He'll live on in every extensive history and technical compendium imaginable. What a legacy! (On edit - I thought legacy should get an exclamation point in his case!)

He did not look well at all, as of the last picture I saw, within the last couple of weeks or so. At least his suffering is over.

[awoke_in_2003]

111. "One of the giants of the information age"...

yes, he was. I always thought it weird, though, how many people don't get the Apple symbol- an apple with a bite taken out of it. The original sin- eating from the Tree of Knowledge. Knowledge, and the quest for it, is everything.

[calimary]

154. You may have just explained the radical wrong's aversion to education.

Especially the in-yer-face religiosos. I bet this is how they justify it. Knowledge bad. See? Adam and Eve would have been SO much better without it! The lust for knowledge is where they went wrong.

:eyes:

[awoke_in_2003]

199. I have always wondered that...

why is gaining knowledge bad? Because with knowledge the powers-that-be lose some power. That might explain why, in our past, only priests and the wealthy were educated, and the kings gave power to the church because they controlled the people. With the way education is going in this country, I feel we are headed back there.

[Name removed]

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[SHRED]

32. I wonder though...

...could Apple have been built here in the USA?

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[Hotler]

68. Gods speed sir. n/t

[hlthe2b]

25. This makes me very sad...

Very sad... RIP, Mr. Jobs. You left an incredible legacy.

[kath]

26. WHoa -56 is awfully young. What illness did he have?

(I knew he had retired recently, but don't know why.)

On edit -- Oops! -crossposted with those above who mentioned pancreatic CA.

[sce56]

29. Pancreatic! Same thing Justice Ginsburg has.

[sce56]

27. Damm! He was a great pioneer in the computer field! RIP

The man is just a year older than me!


When I was a kid we used to see the Dick Tracy comics with the wrist watch 2way TV! Now it took 50 Years but we have Facetime on our iPhones thanks to Steve Jobs

[sce56]

93. Next Media Animation takes a look back and the life and career of Apple's Steve Jobs

takes a look back and the life and career of
Apple co-founder and chief executive Steve Jobs, who resigned that
position late on Wednesday. Posted in August on YouTube after he resigned.

Posted from my iMac

[Grassy Knoll]

28. RIP To One Of The Best....

[Demonaut]

30. R.I.P Steve,

even with all the medical expertise money can buy shit can still happen beyond anyone's control

[nichomachus]

31. He changed an entire industry

And he's continuing to change it. A bunch of people have tried to top the iPad -- everyone has failed.

RIP Steve

[targetpractice]

45. He changed the world several times over...

First with the first successful personal computer, the Apple II... Then came the Macintosh... Then the Apple LaserWriter... Then the NeXT computer... Then Mac OS X... Then the iMac... Finally the iPod, iPhone, and iPad.

[TomClash]

34. Condolences to his family

Typed on a Macbook Pro.

[City Lights]

35. .

:cry:

[pasto76]

36. That was one creative MF'er. Vaya con dios amigo

[cantbeserious]

Sweet Dreams Steve

eom

[callous taoboy]

37. My sympathies to his family.

[RevStPatrick]

39. Sad Mac

[graywarrior]

40. RIP, Steve.

This is so sad.

[ellie]

41. RIP Steve

I love Mac. So sad.

[DesertFlower]

42. RIP. nt

[Barack_America]

43. From my Mac to God's ears; Godspeed to You, Mr. Jobs

I never met you, but you changed the way I live my life.

[Mz Pip]

44. We knew this was coming.

His resignation pretty much foretold that the end was near. Sad, but he put up a great fight.

Rest in Peace.

[SHRED]

46. He hated teachers unions...

...and exploited cheap Chinese labor.

Not good.

[avaistheone1]

117. True.

Also claimed an illegimate daughter was not his, and he claimed to be infertile. The court proved that daughter was in fact his own.

If I am not mistaken it appears Jobs also got away with backdating stock options.

A genius yes, as well as quite a flawed man.

[DissedByBush]

138. The stock option thing was a lot about nothing

Jobs was cleared, Apple was cleared as a company, shareholder suit dismissed since they didn't lose value, IIRC one person got in trouble for faking some board minutes to try to clear things up.

Mostly it was about the effects of accounting changes that the whole industry was getting used to.

There was never any attempt to defraud.

Jobs was the force behind hundreds of billions of dollars of increased value at Apple, so pretty much any stock award would have been reasonable compensation.

[No Elephants]

153. Maybe it was a tax or securities law issue, not a reasonable compensation issue?

[avaistheone1]

161. It wasn't nothing. It involved Apple under reporting $40 million dollars of earnings.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/15/technology/15options.html

[DissedByBush]

198. Backdating in itself is not illegal

It's only illegal if it defrauds investors.

In this case, Apple had been backdating for a while as many other companies had. Tax code and SEC reg changes meant they had to re-do how the options are backdated.

And then Jobs turned down his options.

The $40 million reaccounting was for all the other employees who were granted backdated stock options.

In the tech industry stock options are very common even for rank-and-file employees, so we're not just talking about rich executives here.

And this is backdating as policy, such as "Any day of the month an applicant gets hired, the options will be backdated to the 1st" kind of thing. Keeps accounting of option award dates simple.

How do I know this? Aside from knowing the Apple case, I was offered a job with options near the end of the dotcom boom, "The pay isn't great, but look at these huge options we'll give you!" The intricacies were explained.

I'm glad I didn't accept since they tanked within a year. The options would have been worthless.

On the other hand, if I had hired at Apple in 1997 with options like that I'd be a mulit-millionaire.

[Powdered Toast Man]

155. Who isn't? n/t

[No Elephants]

188. Not many people of his wealth claim to be sterile to avoid taking responsiblity for offspring.

He also cancelled all philanthropy programs when he got control of apple again.

And then, there's that bit about lying about the value of the stock and also hiding his health situation from stockholders. And being hard to work with.

So far, I have not seen much selflessness.


Yes, he was lucky enough to be born a genius and he used that very well to become very rich. But I have not seen great personal qualities to balance out the egregious things he did.,

[Skittles]

184. yeah but he made them make COOL gadgets

so that makes him a hero :o

[tawadi]

47. RIP Steve Jobs

He left us many great accomplishments.

[JVS]

48. .

:popcorn:

[RoccoR5955]

49. A True Visionary Has Just Left The Planet.

RIP Steve, sincerest condolences to the family.

[Javaman]

50. Rest in peace Mr. Jobs. You did amazing things.

I write this from an iMac.

[Odin2005]

51. RIP...

[Sancho]

52. he will go down in history...

a thousand years from now - a visionary - rip

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

[Amerigo Vespucci]

53. 1975

R.I.P., Steve.

[Hissyspit]

100. Hey, it's Steely Dan!

That's what I think every time I see those old pictures of them.

[Glimmer of Hope]

54. Gone too soon. Rip Mr. Jobs.

[BumRushDaShow]

55. R.I.P.

to a visionary.....

[The Backlash Cometh]

56. Died too soon.

[GigiMommy]

57. RIP Steve Jobs

Thank you for your vision.

[Mean Gene]

58. Thanks Steve

You made life a little more bearable.
RIP

[FarLeftFist]

59. The afterlife will now become more sleek, well-designed, and profitable.

[KittyWampus]

76. I bet he'd get a laugh from that! I know I did

:)

[anamandujano]

90. with an intuitive interface

Sad but yes we were all expecting it, rip.

[jschurchin]

60. My deepest condolences to Stevens family

The world has lost a true visionary.

[FarLeftFist]

61. Today we are all Macs.

[glinda]

97. that is a good one.....

[Lucky Luciano]

62. RIP nt

[AnOhioan]

63. RIP Steve

[dhill926]

64. Damn......

just damn. RIP.

[Change Happens]

65. RIP SIR!

I am very sad...

[FreeState]

66. Thanks for changing my life Steve. Metta n/t

[whatchamacallit]

67. Man...

RIP SJ.

[tblue]

69. I worked at Apple for many years and I owe a lot to him.

Met my hubby there. In fact I got hired because the woman before me went to Next to work for him.

Sad day. Very sad.

[Xithras]

70. Bill Gates released a statement about the passing of Steve Jobs

I’m truly saddened to learn of Steve Jobs’ death. Melinda and I extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends, and to everyone Steve has touched through his work.

Steve and I first met nearly 30 years ago, and have been colleagues, competitors and friends over the course of more than half our lives.

The world rarely sees someone who has had the profound impact Steve has had, the effects of which will be felt for many generations to come.

For those of us lucky enough to get to work with him, it’s been an insanely great honor. I will miss Steve immensely.

http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/2011/10/05/bill-gates-on-death-of-steve-jobs-i-will-miss-steve-immensely/

Bill Gates own words.

[glinda]

98. ugh..... sorry....

[DirkGently]

99. "Insanely great" -- Jobs' description of the Macintosh computer.

http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/38342.html

[Old and In the Way]

187. I think he used that phrase specifically to honor Steve.

When I read his comment yesterday that jumped out me. No doubt they were great competitors, but I have to believe there was a mutual appreciation as to what each had accomplished from their humble beginnings in the 70's. I'll bet Gates was deeply saddened by Steve's death.

[DirkGently]

196. That was my assumption as well.

[kedrys]

71. Thanks for everything, Steve

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

[Nostalgic]

72. How very, very sad.

Like many other people, I was hoping he would get better, against all odds. He has certainly left an incredible legacy! R.I.P. Steve, and condolences to your family.

[Swede Atlanta]

73. Heartfelt condolences

I believe Steve was a man of integrity as well as vision....may his soul rest in peace.

[burrowowl]

74. RIP

May your voyage be colorful and and as wonderful as the Mac!

[MissMillie]

75. RIP

and thanks for the gifts you gave to the world.

[Bucky]

77. Walt Whitman on Steve Jobs....

Pioneers! O pioneers!

O you youths, Western youths,
So impatient, full of action, full of manly pride and friendship,
Plain I see you Western youths, see you tramping with the foremost,
Pioneers! O pioneers!

[alfredo]

112. the Woz and Steve's first product was the Blue Box.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_box

They flew a pirate flag over their headquarters for a long time.

Don't forget the Dogcow named Clarus.

[Major Hogwash]

78. How very sad. What a man! What a legend! What a legacy!

Apple is the greatest computer company ever, and mostly because of Mr Jobs.
The first microcomputer I ever used was an Apple.
Mr Jobs was a hero to me who bucked the system, the way the business world worked back then.
His attitude of just working to get it done, to make it happen, inspired me along the way these past 30 years.

Apple computers were easier to use because they had a GUI.
They had a mouse.
I taught 100s of students how to use a personal computer in just 2 classes, before there ever was any such thing as Windows.

Wozniak and Jobs were the 2 most brilliant men of our time.

[emilyg]

79. Safe journey. You'll be missed.

[Wait Wut]

80. I'm heartbroken.

I will remember you forever, Mr. Jobs. Albert (my iMac) and I thank you.

[ButterflyBlood]

81. The world today would be entirely different without this man

RIP

[rdking647]

82. Sail on

Yisgadal veyiskadash shemey rabo
Be'olmo di'vero chir'usey
Veyamlich malchusey
Bechayeychon u'veyomeychon
U'vechayey di chol beys yisroel
Ba'agolo u'vizman koriv ve'imru omeyn

Yehey sh'mey rabo mevorach le'olam u'le'olmey olmayo
Yisborach ve'yishtabach ve'yispo'ar ve'yisromam ve'yisnasey
Ve'yis'hadar ve'yis'aleh ve'yiys'halol
She'mey dikudsho b'rich hu
Le'eylo min kol birchoso ve'shiroso tushbechoso ve'nechemoso
Da'amiron be'olmo ve'imru omeyn

Yehey sh'lomo rabo min shemayo ve'chayim
Oleynu ve'al kol yisroel ve'imru omeyn

O'seh sholom bimromov
Hu ya'aseh sholom oleynu ve'al kol yisroel
Ve'imru omeyn

[Divine Discontent]

83. I just found out moments ago, and minutes before that paused and looked at my ipod touch sitting on

my radio that it connects to and smiled, and thought to myself, why did I pause and look at that, and then 10 min. later or so, my friend texted me and told me the news.

Thanks Steve for all the things that advanced how we do our daily living, RIP.

God bless.





http://www.zazzle.com/republicans_2012_keeping_millions_out_of_work_bumper_sticker-128659602907896843

[dballance]

84. So Sad

A great loss to our world. I type this message on my Mac Book and I surf the web on my Mac Mini. You have made a difference in my life and in the lives of so many others Mr. Jobs. We will remember you very fondly.

[begin_within]

85. Some of his achievements...

As most people know, Steve Jobs was the largest individual stockholder in The Walt Disney Company, and purchased Pixar from George Lucas for $5 million, sunk huge amounts of money into it and waited patiently for his investment to pay off. With Pixar and Disney/Pixar, he was involved with the production of a string of successful feature films: Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars, Ratatouille, WALL-E, Up, Toy Story 3, and two that are still in production, Brave and Monsters University.

Additionally the short films Pixar has produced include Luxo Jr., Red's Dream, Tin Toy, Knick Knack, Geri's Game, For the Birds, Boundin', One Man Band, Lifted, Presto, Partly Cloudy and Day & Night. Pixar films have won 23 Academy Awards, including a Special Achievement award for Toy Story and Best Animated Feature Film awards for both The Incredibles and WALL-E.

As CEO of Apple, innovations that Mr. Jobs introduced to the personal computer and telecommunications industry include the Apple II​, Macintosh computer, LaserWriter, HyperCard, Desktop Publishing, QuickTime, Plug-and-Play, System 7, iMac, SuperDrive, MacBook, the iLife suite (iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, Garage Band), Mac OS X​, iWork, Mac Mini, the enormously popular iPod, the enormously popular iPhone, AirPort, iPad, iTunes, iCloud, iOS, FinalCutPro, Aperture, Logic, xServe, Apple stores, the Apple Human Interface Guidelines, popularized wireless networking, and he basically reinvented the keynote speech and product launch in the tech world.

[Divine Discontent]

94. amazing what he did after the "collapse" of Apple in the 90s. the Pixar thing is genius.

Too bad we can't put his life on "replay", and let him go one more time. He was a visionary for designing products that we use daily.



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[guitar man]

86. :(

Still running a 2001 600mhz iMac G3 and a 2003 G4 Dual 1.42g processor FW800 Powermac

Thanks for building them to last,Godspeed Steve, we will miss you...

Sent from my iPhone

[begin_within]

123. I'm still running a iMac G3 from 2001 and an eMac G4 from 2004.

I don't use the iMac much any more, but I have been using the eMac nonstop for over 7 years now. they really did build them to last!

[guitar man]

144. A G4 is still a very usable machine

That dual processor g4 tower I have is still a monster. I use it in my recording studio with logic for mixing and editing. It never sputters, farts or locks up, it just keeps running like a champ.

[totodeinhere]

87. Steve is up in heaven talking on his new iPhone 4s. n/t

[hankthecrank]

88. Rip

[juajen]

89. What a brave and brilliant human being. He will be missed.

[Rob H.]

91. Damn

Sad, sad day. :(

[TBF]

92. A blessing for Mr. Jobs -

God saw you getting tired and a cure was not to be
So He put His arms around you and whispered “come to me.”
With tearful eyes we watched you, and saw you pass away.
Although we loved you dearly, we could not make you stay.
A golden heart stopped beating, hard working hands at rest.
God broke our hearts to prove to us, He only takes the best.

[Divine Discontent]

95. what a beautiful blessing

http://www.zazzle.com/worst_congress_ever_do_nothing_republicans_have_bumper_sticker-128285616900051283

[alfredo]

96. If more American businessmen had the same intelligence,

vision and drive, we wouldn't be in the fix we're in now.

You will be missed Steve.

[awoke_in_2003]

101. whether you agree with the Apple model or not...

we all have computers in our homes because of the efforts of this man and Steve Wozniak.

[glinda]

102. Safe journey amazing person.

[nolabear]

106. A man who changed the world. Thank you and rest in peace.

[Faygo Kid]

108. He created jobs and wealth the right way.

Did the right things brilliantly. Used his wealth for good. Too few rich folks like him, and he left us way too young.

[No Elephants]

185. Used his wealth for good? Would you mind elaborating on that?

I don't keep up with the world of technology, but his wiki strongly sugests otherwise.

Did he engage in things that did not benefit him?

[No Elephants]

186. self delete dupe

[DissedByBush]

109. Far too young

Imagine what he could have done with another 30 years.

[Kennah]

110. RIP, Steve Jobs

He fought pancreatic cancer for 7 years, and must have had one helluva spirit.

In recent years, he seems to have known his time was short.

In recent months, he seems to have known the end was near.

One imagines he was able to bid farewell to friends and family in time for a lot of acceptance and peace.

One hopes he was able to imprint his spirit and vision upon most of the Apple leadership team.

[Beacool]

113. My condolences to his family.

He was still young, what a loss to his loved ones and company.

May he rest in peace.

:(

[kag]

114. Steve touched my life in a very personal way...

one which he never even knew about. Too bad it took this to get Amanda Knox off of CNN's front page.

RIP Mr. Jobs. You will be missed.

[NYC Liberal]

115. Thanks for everything, Steve:

http://500px.com/photo/875827

[anAustralianobserver]

116. My respect to a great American.

[Firebrand Gary]

118. IRip.

I wept. We lost another brilliant human today.

[JohnnyRingo]

119. I wish I had a billion dollars.

Steve Jobs would likely only ask for the two more years of life I've enjoyed so far.
I guess I'm doing OK after all. I think I'll do something nice for someone tomorrow.

Rest in peace Steve, and best wishes to the family you leave behind.

[totodeinhere]

120. President Obama's statement on the passing of Steve Jobs

Michelle and I are saddened to learn of the passing of Steve Jobs. Steve was among the greatest of American innovators - brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it.

By building one of the planet’s most successful companies from his garage, he exemplified the spirit of American ingenuity. By making computers personal and putting the internet in our pockets, he made the information revolution not only accessible, but intuitive and fun. And by turning his talents to storytelling, he has brought joy to millions of children and grownups alike. Steve was fond of saying that he lived every day like it was his last. Because he did, he transformed our lives, redefined entire industries, and achieved one of the rarest feats in human history: he changed the way each of us sees the world.

The world has lost a visionary. And there may be no greater tribute to Steve’s success than the fact that much of the world learned of his passing on a device he invented. Michelle and I send our thoughts and prayers to Steve’s wife Laurene, his family, and all those who loved him.

[Mosaic]

145. That's wonderful

Imagine Obama being that kind of visionary. At least he understands now what we need.

[windowpilot]

121. R.I.P. Macdaddy

WOW, just wow.

[DainBramaged]

122. Do not forget his role in Pixar, where would the movies be?

[comtec]

124. R.I.P. steve.

he may have been an asshole to work with....

but you can't deny he was a visionary.

the industry will miss him. He was a good influence to be honest.

[FailureToCommunicate]

125. Farewell to a great man, who made this world better...

I got a chance to be within laughing distance of him when he gave SIGGRAPH Boston ('82) a sneak preview of LISA and that amazing operating system. "I had two goals for this" he told us, "I wanted an operating system that was easy enough for my mom to use, AND one that would make other computer makers say 'Oh sh*t!'"

I have only ever used Apple computers (I wish I had bought stock back when everybody was still dismissing them as never going to last!)

Steve suffered that same horrible disease that took my younger brother, pancreatic cancer.

I send condolences to his family and friends, from one of his millions of admirers.

[Dennis Donovan]

127. I've heard a comparison made of Jobs to Edison...

...I think that's spot-on. Edison lit and warmed the world. Jobs filled its head with information.

Cross gently, Steve. Wow man, just... wow. :cry:

[sonias]

128. Rest in peace, Steve Jobs

Such a loss. :cry:

[bluestateguy]

129. That is a shame

Prayers to his family.

[highplainsdem]

130. Rest in peace, Steve. And thank you.

[Veracious]

131. Thank you Mr. Jobs you changed my life for the better.

Life is relentless, but good for Steve he kicked ass!!!

[InvisibleTouch]

132. Sad.

I've never used the Apple or Macintosh products, but I know they had a huge positive influence on the technology that I do use. He was definitely a visionary, and the world is worse off for his absence.

[OnyxCollie]

133. R.I.P. Steve Jobs. nt

[NeeDeep]

134. Tried MS DOS - CD:C/Research/The war on the Middle Class

I got tired of typing Dos commands and still hate 'MSDOS' and the Mfucker that had me jumping thru hoops to simply change directories/folders and if I did not get the exact required 'diction' it would give an error message.

Some more:

"16-bit MS-DOS Subsystem error"

"MS-DOS or 16-bit Windows-based program Error"

"Error message when you install or start an MS-DOS Program"

"16 Bit MS-DOS Subsystem" Error Message When You Install a Program"

"Wait while we are Troubleshooting MS-DOS-based programs, please insert thumb where needed"

Fuck you Bill Gates for doing this to us and becoming a Billionaire!



God rest the soul of Steve Jobs!

Really Man Thanks! Guess we are all gettin old.

Peace Bro.

[MrScorpio]

135. Rest In Peace, Steve nt

[we can do it]

136. My IMac and I Love You, Thanks for the Beautiful Simplicity

:cry:

[fortyfeetunder]

137. Gone too soon, but he had a full life.

I suspect he probably would have wanted to be here much longer, but for the time he was here, he made a huge impact on this planet, and led a full life.
Steve is gone but his legacy is reflected in the many technologies he enabled in the computing world.

RIP Steve.

[DeSwiss]

139. RIP - K&R n/t

[KeyserSoze87]

140. RIP Steve Jobs. You left us far too soon.

But ultimately, you'll always be in our hearts. Your legacy will never die.

:cry:

[GliderGuider]

141. We hold him in the light on his travels through the Bardo, on this grandest journey of all

Namaste.

[cal04]

142. Statement from the family of Steve Jobs and leaders

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/leaders-react-to-the-death-of-steve-jobs-2011-10-05?link=MW_home_latest_news
(snip)
Statement from the family of Steve Jobs: “Steve died peacefully today surrounded by his family.

“In his public life, Steve was known as a visionary; in his private life, he cherished his family. We are thankful to the many people who have shared their wishes and prayers during the last year of Steve’s illness; a website will be provided for those who wish to offer tributes and memories.

“We are grateful for the support and kindness of those who share our feelings for Steve. We know many of you will mourn with us, and we ask that you respect our privacy during our time of grief.”

[Mosaic]

143. I was so proud to program the Apple II

Way back in the good old days. Thanks Steve for the good times. RIP.

[stillrockin]

146. RIP

[donheld]

147. Maybe he will make the hear after high tech.

[cosmicone]

148. He was a bully. He controlled his domain with an iron fist,

not allowing any apps to be sold that apple disliked, kept GPS records of people on iPhones and worst of all, tried to choke Adobe Flash by not allowing it on iPhones and iPads in order to peddle his own software.

[DemoTex]

149. Nil motuiis dire nisi bonum.

Verb sap

[Hello World]

156. misinformed, biased, hater

fyi

[cosmicone]

180. None of the above.

Try running a flash website on iPhone or iPad ..

Apple, under Steve Jobs' insistence, pulled Flash Player from the OS.

[ThatsMyBarack]

150. Safe passage.

Many thanks to Steve Jobs for helping me to learn about using computers and getting my papers written in college and grad school. You will be missed.

[harun]

151. One of the most influential men of our age, RIP.

[MilesColtrane]

152. The Mac Classic II my brother got for me for Christmas remains the single greatest...

gift I ever received.

I had wanted my own personal computer since before the time they even existed.

Thanks for helping make that happen, Steve.

[WiffenPoof]

157. He probably impacted more lives than anyone...

in recent history. He was a rebel with a cause.

-P

[No Elephants]

158. Just read his wiki. No comment.

[Lugnut]

159. RIP, Mr Jobs. n/t

:(

[JNelson6563]

160. RIP Mr. Jobs.

[hamerfan]

162. Rest In Peace, Mr. Jobs

Shamelessly stolen from the interwebs:

[Jeroen]

163. Goodbye Steve

Thank you for the inspiration and making my digital life a little less cluttered and complicated.

[qanda]

165. If any good can be found in this awful news it's that Sarah Palin's announcement

Got knocked off the front page. RIP Steve Thanks for one last great act.

[Hugin]

166. ...

:(

Thanks for the iPod Touch... Coolest thing I've ever owned.

[april]

168. What was his quote about death dying ?

He is sadly missed

[dickthegrouch]

169. Generous and Gracious to a fault

I met him once when I was a vendor representative trying to fix a problem. He told me I was doing a great job, the only CEO ever to tell me that. At the time I didn't think I was because the fix wasn't working, but that simple statement inspired me to figuring out what was missing. By the time I left, it worked as expected.

[No Elephants]

189. Glad you had a good experience with him.

It seems others did not fare as well.

[caseymoz]

171. Greatest inventor in this country since Tesla.

And he didn't have an Edison ripping him off.

[Pooka Fey]

172. Rest in Peace, Steve Jobs

[bottom line]

174. media censorship

ummmm,

The NY Times: 5 page obit "the gold standard of obits" not a mention that he was a Buddhist & vegetarian.
We have real news because of him.
Much Love

[hunter]

175. The gentleman had a vision and he was ferocious in his pursuit of it.

He was our modern day Thomas Edison; a flawed, prickly genius who brought light to the world.

[Jakes Progress]

176. He created our age.

He didn't decide how we would use things, but made them available.

[Mudoria]

177. Do they have an app for that?

[Uncle Joe]

178. RIP Steve, Thanks for acting on your visions.

Peace and healing to the Jobs Family.

Thanks for the thread, cal.

[Kablooie]

179. He was one of the 1% who legitimately earned his income.

I don't begrudge his money at all.

Nearly everyone in the world was affected and benefitted from his efforts.

(Even Windows users who use an interface that was pioneered commercially by Jobs.)

[BrightKnight]

183. He made a lot of good jobs including mine.

I worked for Apple in the mid 90's and got a very good IT job when I left. Every job that I have had since is because of that.

[ZombieHorde]

181. ...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/apr/30/apple-chinese-factory-workers-suicides-humiliation

[La Lioness Priyanka]

182. cancer is so ugly and 56 is way to young to die.

:(

[tropicanarose]

191. So very sad......truly a remarkable man. Such a loss. RIP, Steve. =(

[saras]

192. Another psychedelic visionary gone. We will miss him.

I pray that death serves him well, and that someone of equal breadth of vision develop in the empty place in the world (not necessarily at Apple, so to speak.)

[nichomachus]

193. Steve Jobs and computing

Jobs took computing out of the hands of geeks, nerds, and geek and nerd wannabees and put it in the hands of ordinary people who just want the freaking to work, and work well, out of the box. The geeks, nerds, and nerd wannabees will never forgive him for that, as evidence by a rash of nasty posts online. Their computer "expertise" in dicking around with crashed PCs was all that made them special.

[Wheezy]

194. iSad. :(

[CRH]

195. No words, just thoughts, ...

of what you gave to us. Thank You.

[joeglow3]

197. Why should I care?

He created a company sitting on more than 28 BILLION dollars, that makes money that rivals the oil companies. I am sorry when anyone dies, but he is no different than all the other crooked businessmen in corporate America.