swannymere Posted 6 October, 2011 Posted 6 October, 2011 Didn't know him but he made life a little easier for all us technophobes, thanks.
SuperMikey Posted 6 October, 2011 Posted 6 October, 2011 Real shame to hear of his passing, he seemed like a great bloke and did a lot of work for charity too. Hard to think of many more people in the 20th and 21st century who have had a greater influence on western culture than he did. RIP.
solentstars Posted 6 October, 2011 Posted 6 October, 2011 R.I.p to the guy 56 is to early to die . Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk
niceandfriendly Posted 6 October, 2011 Posted 6 October, 2011 This news really sucks. Seemed like a top bloke from what I heard of him. RIP
Johnny Bognor Posted 6 October, 2011 Posted 6 October, 2011 (edited) I was never a fan of your proucts, but you were a genius, a true entrepreneur and one of the greatest innovators. For that I salute you. RiP Edited 6 October, 2011 by Johnny Bognor
EastleighSoulBoy Posted 6 October, 2011 Posted 6 October, 2011 I was never a fan of your proucts, but you were a genius, a true entrepreneur and one of the greatest innovators. For that I salute you. RiP Agreed, a bright innovator. RIP Steve....typed from my IPad RIP SJ.....typed from my Windows PC
Thedelldays Posted 6 October, 2011 Posted 6 October, 2011 The family of Steve Jobs have said that everyone is welcome to the funeral, but there'll be no reception.
scotty Posted 6 October, 2011 Posted 6 October, 2011 The family of Steve Jobs have said that everyone is welcome to the funeral, but there'll be no reception. I hope they keep a sharp eye on the inevitable RIP steve jobs facebook page. I wonder how many people are going to draw time for trolling on there, I should start a sweepstake.
dronskisaint Posted 6 October, 2011 Posted 6 October, 2011 The world has lost a great innovator...condolences to all connected (!)
Hatch Posted 6 October, 2011 Posted 6 October, 2011 The family of Steve Jobs have said that everyone is welcome to the funeral, but there'll be no reception. LOL and stolen for use by myself.
Raging Bull Posted 6 October, 2011 Posted 6 October, 2011 Far too young to die but I do believe an equally capable and influential designer is an English bloke who is still there. Sent from my iPhone
badgerx16 Posted 6 October, 2011 Posted 6 October, 2011 RIP. ( is there any truth in the rumour that just before he passed away they put up a blue screen around his bed ? )
Colinjb Posted 6 October, 2011 Posted 6 October, 2011 A bit much to compare him to Edison and Einstein but he was certainly a great innovator in his industry. The world could do with more of them right now.
keithd Posted 6 October, 2011 Posted 6 October, 2011 The family of Steve Jobs have said that everyone is welcome to the funeral, but there'll be no reception. They are probably holding it wrong
Golden Balls Posted 6 October, 2011 Posted 6 October, 2011 RiP. The world has lost a genius, 20 more years of his ideas would have been magnificent. Let's hope someone can take over the mantle.
pedg Posted 6 October, 2011 Posted 6 October, 2011 Its sad he as died but personally I don't buy the genius line. He was very driven, very persuasive and very smart, especially when it came to deals that benefited himself, but he made a hatful for bad decisions in his businesses and was incredibly lucky. For example he only bought pixar for their long forgotten hardware that was a commercial failure, only visited the animation people about once a year and even tried several times to sell them off before Toy Story came out and Toy Story itself came very close to never being made. He also come across a not being a very nice person at times. It always seams odd to me that he is somehow considered a hero against Bill Gates villain when it appears jobs was much more of a mercenary and how little good he has done with his fortune compared to Gates.
Thedelldays Posted 6 October, 2011 Posted 6 October, 2011 he was a great designer not a great inventor.....according to something I listened too
pedg Posted 6 October, 2011 Posted 6 October, 2011 (edited) he was a great designer not a great inventor.....according to something I listened too He was not the great designer but, to his credit, he did KNOW a good design when he saw one. The design for the iMac had been kicking round apple for years before he got back in charge. If he did have a touch of genius it was that he could spot a good design and drive people to improve it but by himself, from scratch, his designs have not been great, e.g. the NeXT computer which was a complete commercial failure. Possibly his greatest gift to the world was that he did spot the advantages of the GUI and ripped it off from Xerox when the engineers there that developed it just thought it was cool. Edited 6 October, 2011 by pedg
pap Posted 6 October, 2011 Posted 6 October, 2011 Decent article on The Register charting his time up until the introduction of the iMac. The life and times of Steven Paul Jobs. It's an interesting read.
badgerx16 Posted 6 October, 2011 Posted 6 October, 2011 Jobs was like Bill Gates, good at the commercial exploitation of other peoples ideas, and zealously litigating at the merest hint of a patent infringement. His particular gift was in creating apparently new niche markets and positioning his products as the life changing 'must have' that would make you wonder how on Earth we ever managed without them. All the overblown hype that surrounds the launch of the latest 'i'Gadget has never ended up curing cancer, ending famine, or solving the issues in the Middle East.
alpine_saint Posted 6 October, 2011 Posted 6 October, 2011 RIP, a visonary has been lost. Now watch Apple go tits-up. Samsung are sharpening the knives in the patent tit-for-tat (you might never be able to buy an iPhone4S if they have their way), and the absence of the "new idea" iPhone5 this week, in conjunction with no iPod updates for ages, is a huge message...
scotty Posted 6 October, 2011 Posted 6 October, 2011 Jobs was like Bill Gates, good at the commercial exploitation of other peoples ideas, and zealously litigating at the merest hint of a patent infringement. His particular gift was in creating apparently new niche markets and positioning his products as the life changing 'must have' that would make you wonder how on Earth we ever managed without them. All the overblown hype that surrounds the launch of the latest 'i'Gadget has never ended up curing cancer, ending famine, or solving the issues in the Middle East. Indeed, or he'd still be alive. The iLiver was a bit of a flop as well.
Petersfield Saint Posted 6 October, 2011 Posted 6 October, 2011 Its sad he as died but personally I don't buy the genius line. He was very driven, very persuasive and very smart, especially when it came to deals that benefited himself, but he made a hatful for bad decisions in his businesses and was incredibly lucky. For example he only bought pixar for their long forgotten hardware that was a commercial failure, only visited the animation people about once a year and even tried several times to sell them off before Toy Story came out and Toy Story itself came very close to never being made. He also come across a not being a very nice person at times. It always seams odd to me that he is somehow considered a hero against Bill Gates villain when it appears jobs was much more of a mercenary and how little good he has done with his fortune compared to Gates. This; RIP nevertheless
tony13579 Posted 6 October, 2011 Posted 6 October, 2011 I think some of you are so wrong! I had an early HTC on windows mobile. The music player was difficult. There was no app store to buy thousands of apps that work. You did not get a free upgrade of software as it was released. The directory fantastic. All the relevant programs integrate with it. The iPad changes the way I use computers at home. Installing software is a breeze compared with windows. Apple made the tablet work. Windows supports touch screens but they don't embrace it. My PC is only used for work stuff now. The iPod still is bette and more functional than all other MP3 players. iTunes is better functioning than any other music store. I prefer to own a CD. But if you want to buy a track it is revolutionary to try a sample, choose the best version of the song and buy it for 79 or 99p I don't know where Apple is going next. I don't know how with out a change in battery technology you can improve the iPhone. But the team assembled have done a fantastic job. I have great respect for the man and his achievements.
ericb Posted 6 October, 2011 Posted 6 October, 2011 I don't know where Apple is going next. the cloud. And then via that through your tv, into your watch and even into your head (if you look at some of the crazy patents that have been put in recently).
Micky Posted 6 October, 2011 Posted 6 October, 2011 Don't do apple - but acknowledge the technical achievements and creative solutions that this man helped to make mainstream. RIP.
dubai_phil Posted 7 October, 2011 Posted 7 October, 2011 RIP Steve, great job keeping the Wintel/MS monopoly on it's metal and changing the face of entertainment Was all over the media here in US this morning. Nice line by Obama as a tribute about most of the world learning the news on one of his products. Never used Apple stuff, probably never will, but he did help change the world of technology
alpine_saint Posted 7 October, 2011 Posted 7 October, 2011 (edited) Far too young to die but I do believe an equally capable and influential designer is an English bloke who is still there. You mean Jonathan Ive. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathon_Ive Edited 7 October, 2011 by alpine_saint
Saint-scooby Posted 7 October, 2011 Posted 7 October, 2011 Can I get Adobe flash now for my apple products ?
Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 7 October, 2011 Posted 7 October, 2011 Ok, obviously RIP. But, for such a 'genius' his type of Pancreatic cancer was treatable, yet he decided to use Alternative Medicine until it was too late. Probably cost him ten years of his life.
Liquidshokk Posted 7 October, 2011 Posted 7 October, 2011 the cloud. And then via that through your tv, into your watch and even into your head (if you look at some of the crazy patents that have been put in recently). How would you go about checking out granted patents?
Essruu Posted 7 October, 2011 Posted 7 October, 2011 http://www.stephenfry.com/2011/10/06/steve-jobs/# Stephen Fry sums it all up really.
Doctoroncall Posted 7 October, 2011 Posted 7 October, 2011 Ok, obviously RIP. But, for such a 'genius' his type of Pancreatic cancer was treatable, yet he decided to use Alternative Medicine until it was too late. Probably cost him ten years of his life. What type of pancreatic cancer did he have? My grandmother died from pancreatic cancer and the death rate is high because it's notoriously difficult to treat, chemotherapy and radiation of little benefit. RIP Steve Jobs, who started his entrepreneurial life defrauding the phone company and ended up making billions with Apple. I heard (in the times) the iphone5 will come out late 2012/early 2013. How they know is anyone's guess!
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