“I sat down last night to write about Steve Jobs’ resignation as Apple CEO and something funny happened: I had nothing to say,” MG Siegler writes for TechCrunch.
“This is not normal for me. I don’t get writer’s block. I often write thousands of words about what many would consider the minutia of tech,” Siegler writes. “And yet, when it came to writing about one of the biggest stories we’re ever likely to see in this space, a story that far transcends tech, I was quite literally at a loss for words.”
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I’m still not ready. I may never be.
Siegler writes, “So instead I read what everyone else had to say. Some articles were excellent, many were very good, others read far too much like obituaries. More came today. I kept reading. Slowly, two things struck me. First, I’ve never seen anything quite like the outpouring of emotion that people are showing in response to this news. Second, what we’re witnessing right now is Jobs’ final masterstroke.”
Read more in the full article – highly recommended – here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “YØRK” for the heads up.]
amen
Final masterstroke?
How about 20 years of innovation?!
The digital media era?
The iPod!
And FINALLY the TRUE tablet!!!
Come on the iPad was the masterstroke! He’s reinvented the computer industry 3 times now! Time for a well earned rest from day-to-day running and sitting atop his perch dictating the game plan and letting others run with it..
Uh, yeah, hence.. FINAL? How did you manage to take that as an insult?
Long Live the Chairman of the Board!
Long Live Apple!!
.:.
So say we all!
As usual, mr Jobs leaves mere mortals “flummoxed”.
That is a truly amazing article! Everyone here needs to read it.
Ditto. That was is a great article. My bet is that the Fall presentation of new products features Cook, Forrestal and Schiller, with the “One More Thing” begin Steve Jobs taking a final bow. I would like that.
“Jobs has spent decades shaping Apple into what it has become. He’s spent years training Apple’s employees on how to sustain the system in his absence. Now the training wheels come off (with Jobs behind the bicycle just in case, for now).”
Yes.
I came across it by chance very early this morning right after MG posted it. I hardly ever visit TechCrunch.
It’s the only one of these “end of an era” Jobs pieces that I read, and I doubt anyone could do better.
Boom
“‘I had nothing to say,’ MG Siegler writes for TechCrunch.”
For someone at a loss for words, he seemed to have written quite a bit in that article, and sometimes the points (not sure if the article offered a cohesive single point to tie up) felt as bit jarred and less interconnected.
I say this because I like Mr. Siegler and his writing; I wish he had taken his time to articulate his thoughts better, overcoming the emotions.
Oh, he was searching for the 24th day of the month connection; I think quite a few at MDN had already pointed out that it’s not such a benign, random day for the founder and his company.
What’s the significance of August 24th?
24, not August 24 per say. Although, August 24th happens to be exactly halfway point between his previous and next birthday. According to a few commentators earlier on MDN, Apple seems to like the 24th date for products and significant news announcements, from time to time over the years.
I think they choose a Wednesday, in addition to it being a day that the board meets, as a way of cementing the “this is business as usual” feel of the announcement. After hours on a Friday would have felt too defensive; after hours Monday too soon.
Excellent article!
One mor thing:
A major wild card has been confiscated forever from the crooked arsenal of FUD cards played regularly by hedge funds, whites and media distorts.
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Friday, August 26, 2011 – 2:07 pm · Reply
Auto correction sucks…
Excellent article!
One more thing:
A major wild card has been confiscated forever from the crooked arsenal of FUD cards played regularly by hedge funds, shorts and media distorts.
You have to admit that was funny though!
Lol
Good stuff…
The Force will be with you Mr. Jobs. Always!
Good, except: “…Second, what we’re witnessing right now is Jobs’ final masterstroke.”
Wrong: Apple plans & forecasts & debates about 5+ years into the future for what and where technology and consumer needs will go, and Apple management already has those plans and such in the works.
Wrong on Jobs: As COB, Steve may not put in as many hours, but you can bet your last dollar he will keep his hand in new strategy and designs with key players like Jon Ives.
I wouldn’t deny Steve’s right to take some more time off & that can still benefit Apple. After all, Steve is the ultimate user of and watcher of technology use in the world at large.
Yes. . . I am also still having a hard time with it.
Just really admire the guy and hope his health improves for him.
Full article WELL WORTH the read.
FYI.
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I think my feeling about the situation can be summed up in one sentence:
I hate seeing someone like Jobs not be able to go out on his own terms.
For crying out loud he’s not dead. He’s not fired. He’s not exiled. One idiot writer titled their crap “…fall of Apple…” procedes torture as if Apple is a goner…today! Hilarious.
I liked the article, I liked a lot. Haha ha!
I tried to endure the reading without tears.
Thanks, Apple. Thanks Steve.