Apple Visionary Steve Jobs Dead at 56

| Oct 05, 2011 | 0 comments

We all think a differently thanks to Steve Jobs.

Apple just announced the passing of  Co-Founder Steve Jobs.

As I write this post on one of my many Mac computers and dismiss a call on my iPhone – I draw breath at the sheer impact he has had on millions of lives.

We are a wired society thanks in large part to his vision, his demands for nothing less than perfection and because he always believed he could do better.

Before you send out that tweet from your new iPhone 4s . . . remember back just a few years when a cell phone was the size of your grandmothers purse and be grateful for a man like Steve Jobs who demanded better.

As my husband so aptly tweeted : “Steve Jobs passing marks the capstone of an era of innovation. Design such as Apple has revolutionized more than just the computer industry.”

The world of technology is a bit dimmer today from the loss of this master of innovation.

Jobs loved what he did. And pursued that love with a passion. In a 2005 Stanford commencement speech, Jobs said:

Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma–which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

[EDIT 9:51 PM OCT. 5, 2011]
The White House just posted President Barack Obama‘s statement on the passing of Steve Jobs – I think this says it best . . . .

“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.”

The man changed virtually every American citizen’s daily life with the ipod and iphone, that is a rare occurrence in today’s world. He was a genius and a revolutionary inventor. R.I.P. Steve.  You were amazing.  Thank you for all that you have done to advance technology and design.

Read Steve Jobs Tributes

Read Tribute at NPR.

Read Time.com’s thoughts on Steve Jobs.

Boston.com: Key dates from the life and work of Steve Jobs

LA Times: Steve Jobs mourned by Apple workers, Cupertino residents

Cult of Mac: Mike Elgan’s What Steve Jobs Means to Silicon Valley

NY Times: Remembering Steve Jobs – Send in your Pictures

Wall Street Journal: Apple Chairman, Former CEO Steve Jobs Has Died

Cupertino City Council: Steve Jobs Presentation to Cupertino City Council about Apple’s New Headquarters in June 2011

A simple and fitting tribute on Apple.com's home page.

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