Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dies
Wreaths outside Sydney's Apple Store
Steve Jobs, the c0-founder of Apple, has died at the age of 56.
The man who started the company in a garage in 1976, was by August this year behind the world’s most valuable company – worth around $342 billion.
The home page of Apple’s website has made way for an image of Jobs, in tribute to the man who was behind products such as the Apple II, iPod, iPhone and iPad.
Great achievements, he will be missed.
Let’s not forget that AC Nielsen Junior died today – without his vision (or his dad’s) we wouldn’t have the solid research we receive today
His influence on all our lives will continue to be immense.
It just won’t be quite the same without him.
When asked about his lack of product research Steve Jobs casually remarked that it wasn’t the customers job to know what they want – or words to that effect. Smart as. (Can’t see him and Neilsen getting on but.)
Not only a technology visionary but an awesome marketer who trusted his instincts. The world needs more Steve Jobs. RIP.
Did incredible things. Just a pity he knew about the dire conditions of the Chinese workers that built all his products, and still he never did anything for them. See http://www.smh.com.au/technolo.....1l0hg.html for more details.
I have to say I agree with ‘Not a fan’. Sure he was a visionary, his products are jazz, blah blah blah but if he was happy to have his products produced under such awful conditions then it really leaves a sour taste in my mouth. Heaven forbid Apple should forgo a small amount of profit to treat human beings as something other than stressed-out robot slaves.
Rest in peace Steve, you changed the world and saved us from mediocrity.
Thank you.
Steve Jobs was a visionary and Apple may never come up with so many innovative ideas again. I feel sorry for his wife and kids especially if he had young children.
Unfortunately he’s being turned into some sort of a martyr by the apple fanboys who ignore the hundreds of thousands of apple users who through recalls, faults, doa’s, cracked screens, unswappable batteries and multiple other issues have been left with a sour taste in their i-mouths.
It’s worth investigating stories that on his return to apple he stopped apple’s philanthropic and foundation work and the company never again donated to charity.
Before the flaming starts – it’s worth becoming a little more educated and informed by reading:
http://mikedaisey.blogspot.com/.
http://picaresourceroom.org/in.....-daisey/2/
Do this first and then comment.
On the positive side………he lasted a lot longer than some of his products such as:
the ipods with cracked screens,
the iphones with batteries that only last half the claimed battery life,
the ipads that keep going black and freezing and are returned to Apple under warranty and sit there for 6 months before being returned with notes saying they have found nothing wrong with your apple device
Apple headphones where sound was only coming out of the right earbud (at least they could claim that Steve was always Right).
Remember all of this and more the next time you’re having a problem with an apple product and you’ve had no reply after 4 weeks and 6 emails.
It’s worth becoming a little more educated and informed by reading:
http://mikedaisey.blogspot.com/.
http://picaresourceroom.org/in.....-daisey/2/
Start flaming, apple fans – unlike Apple – do your best:
Will, why not celebrate the man and his life then attack the company next week? I really don’t understand the desire for people to attack someone on the day or the day after they die. Don’t the dead deserve a little respect?
Behold, a troll in its natural environment…
Scott, you are absolutely right in that the dead do mostly deserve respect. The point being made was that people really should look at Mike Daisey, Whirlpool, notgoodenough.org, Choice and hundreds of blogs, groups, mssgboards that existed before he died before they turn Steve Jobs into a martyr.
His lack of contribution to good causes is recorded in spite of apple earning Billions in Profits. He gave nothing back.
His company did not feed starving children, cure malaria, hepatitis or cholera.
What did they do? They released a device that fits in your pocket so you can listen to Pink.
Thanks Scott for contributing without resorting to insults.
For anyone interested in a bit of balance, It’s worth reading:
http://mikedaisey.blogspot.com/.
http://picaresourceroom.org/in…..-daisey/2/
I guess you missed my point Will. I’m saying today is not the day to bring all this stuff up – which you just did a second time.
As for not giving to charity…do you have proof of that? I only ask because there are a lots of rumours that he did give to charity but simply didn’t promote it or himself as he was quite a reclusive individual about his personal life.
the greatest ever Brand Manager?