Steve Jobs 1955 - 2011

Today many of us around the world will be waking to the sad new that Steve Jobs, co-founder and visionary of Apple lost his fight with cancer and passed away yesterday (Wednesday) at the age of 56.

Following his death, the company said: "Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve have lost a dear friend and an inspiring mentor. Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple."

If you would like to share your thoughts, memories, and condolences, then you can email rememberingsteve@apple.com or feel free to post your tributes here on the iPhoneography blog.

Comments

[Anders]

iSad

[Andy]

Dead is not the end, it`s the beginning of something new. It`s an infinite loop. We will miss you, Steve.

[James Moore]

A sad day.

I cannot really say that I was originally Generation Apple; more Generation Amiga.

The App Store ecosystem that the visionaries at Apple created - headed by Steve Jobs, undoubtedly has democratised the whole arena for creating software to support this great platform.

2 years ago I'd have never dreamt that I'd have software released and available in countries all over the world. I guess what I am saying is that in reflection of this sad news, Steve Jobs' legacy is, as felt by countless others around the world - apparent in the very fabric of my daily and working life.

I've always known this - today it's more keenly felt - and felt with gratitude.

[Nathan]

All iPhoneographers should recall the memory of Steve Jobs each and every time they take a photo, for without his brilliance iphoneography wouldn't exist.

[Marius]

Steve Jobs was also an important person in Pixar's history. An important fact that's worth mentioning.

[oniontears]

I too, started with an Amiga, but one day my parents brought home a Mac (the Pizza Box Mac!)...and so it started.

[Howard F.]

I remember taking B.A.S.I.C. lessons at Boys & Girls Club & middle school, using the "coffee" keyboarded Apple II. I remember playing Karateka on a IIc. One day my mom took me to an Apple Computer store (not the Apple Store :)) because she wanted to buy a IIc for me, but the salesman with his superb sales ability sold us the Macintosh 128K. All of my "firsts" in computing happened on that Mac 128k (which I turned it on last night just wanted to hear the *boink* sound)- dial-up with a modem, drew my 1st picture in MacPaint, wrote my homework on MacWrite, d/l "R-rated" GIF pics, chatted w/ friends about Magic vs. Bird in the chatroom... played Dark Castle, hehe.

This is how Steve Job influenced me with his innovation: he made computing fun and made computers friendly and not intimidating. Many years after, when I am facing a screen with radio buttons, pull-down menus, check buttons, blue screens and all the frustrations from MS Windows... I was able to fix it and troubleshoot it, all because Jobs was able to make his machines acceptable to everyone. So, I have to thank him for that. RIP Steve Jobs.

[bycostello]

very iSad