Steve Jobs Has Died

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

News breaking that Apple has confirmed that Steve Jobs has died. Very sad news.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

Confirmation from apple: Apple - Remembering Steve Jobs

 

[odris]

Wow.

[Newport]

Hopefully his brilliance lives on for many, many years. Rest in peace.

[odris]

Rest in peace sweet prince.

[Beantown Red]

Could tell from those TMZ pictures from a few weeks ago that he did not look well, RIP.

[odris]

iThanks Steve.

[polymerpunkah]

RIP

 

56 is awfully young to die.

[stevebaby]

Have they tried rebooting him?

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

I'm genuinely upset.

 

No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don't want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life's change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true.

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.

[Beantown Red]

I was reading that a few weeks back, think it was from some college commencement he gave. Very good speech I thought.

[mlwilliams]

Holy shit. This is very, very surprising.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

Holy shit. This is very, very surprising.

Other than the long battle with pancreatic cancer and his recent stepping down as CEO, you mean?

[chauncey]

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[mlwilliams]

Other than the long battle with pancreatic cancer and his recent stepping down as CEO, you mean?

 

I didn't know he had been diagnosed with cancer.

[DJLJ]

I didn't know he had been diagnosed with cancer.

 

He was diagnosed with cancer in 2004 and got a liver transplant in 2009. Him living this long, when compared to average life expectancy after being diagnosed with this particular cancer, is quite frankly very well going.

 

Cancer really is a cunt of a disease. Real cunt.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

I didn't know he had been diagnosed with cancer.

 

That sounded much shirtier than I meant it, mate. Wasn't meaning anything by it.

[Stacey.]

RIP Steve. :(

[Beantown Red]

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.

Bill Gates

[Malarkey]

RIP YNWA

[Beantown Red]

 

Apple Headquarters

[Malarkey]

TRUE SCOUSE SOLDIER

[DJLJ]

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/10/05/president-obama-passing-steve-jobs-he-changed-way-each-us-sees-world

 

The White House Blog

President Obama on the Passing of Steve Jobs: "He changed the way each of us sees the world."

Posted by Kori Schulman on October 05, 2011 at 09:15 PM EDT

 

Following the loss of visionary Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, President Obama released this statement:

 

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.

[moof]

Such a shame. What you posted, NV, sums it up perfectly.

 

[Pony Princess]

News of Steve Jobs' death sends tens of thousands of hipsters flinging themselves off cliffs in anguish; world thankful.