Moments ago I heard the news that Steve Jobs died. Appropriately, I got the sad message when a friend texted me on my iPhone.
I never met Steve Jobs. I never heard him lecture. I never read his book or talked to him on the phone. He never leant me money when I was broke. He never gave me advice when I was lost. He never offered me help when I was struggling.
Despite that, Steve Jobs changed my life as much as anyone I’ve ever known.
He changed my life, my relationships, my work, and my entire being. He changed the way I communicate with every single person I know. He changed the way I document and store the most important memories I have. he changed the way I entertain myself and my family. His creativity and imagination have changed the way I showcase and develop my creativity and imagination.
I can honestly say that my life is better because Steve Jobs lived. He lived, he dreamt, and he followed those dreams to an untimely end. I don’t know how to thank him for what he has done. But I’m writing this post, as I do everything else, on a computer that once only existed inside the mind of Steve Jobs.
Steve Jobs changed the world. Now he has left it.
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Wow Mark! This is awesome! I'm sure he would have loved to read it!
Thanks Jason. I appreciate it.
Apple did not invent the MP3 player, Smartphone or Tablet. They just stole the technology from another company for use in their products Creative Labs pioneered the MP3 Player and owns the patent, which Apple stole from them. Years ago their was a windows tablet. Apple just unfairly dominates the market.
Thank God for that!
“Picasso had a saying: ‘Good artists copy, great artists steal.’ We have always been shameless about stealing great ideas…I think part of what made the Macintosh great was that the people working on it were musicians, poets, artists, zoologists and historians who also happened to be the best computer scientists in the world.”
-Steve Jobs- 1994
WOW…that was unnecessarily harsh. While the technology exsisted, He did improve on it and make it available to the masses. Have a little respect for an intelligent man who will be missed may many people. otherwise, keep your mouth shut.
The man was truly an inspiration to me, and although I expected the death, it came as a shock. Jobs was one of the greatest men to live in our generation, and he changed technology forever.
"Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected." – Steve Jobs.
Well said Jack.
i agree!
Beautiful post Mark. Truly heartfelt. It brought tears to my eyes.
Thanks Melanie. I had to say something…
Perhaps the greatest man of our time has died today, Steve Jobs. Steve’s legacy taught me about competition and why it’s important to keep your mouth shut. He inspired me to strive for simplicity and showed me what real innovation is. He encouraged me to fight for what I want in a product, and if I can’t get it or don’t like it, to start over
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