The latest issue of Fortune includes a column from Stanley Bing who writes about how the world has been changed by Steve Jobs.
Bing writes, “I want to take this opportunity, before time and our common mortality rob me of the chance to do so, to thank you, Steve Jobs, for all that you have done for me. No, I never had the privilege of meeting you, or had a chance to get yelled at by you in a business meeting, or even watch your charisma transform an audience into acolytes. But I feel as if I know you well enough to express, as you ascend to your new role as chairman, the sadness I feel and my gratitude for so many of the good things that you have brought to my life. It’s not business. It’s personal.”
Bing goes through the variety of inventions that Jobs has been responsible for and how they have influenced his life writing, “It’s been your world, Steve. And we’ve been lucky enough to run along behind you, picking up goodies as you dropped them in our path. It’s a little scary to think that one day you’ll go off to your famous mountaintop and not return with the next big thing. But at least we can all say we lived in a time when there was a person with such an imagination, and offer thanks in whatever digital or analog format we choose, wherever on earth we may be.”
Much more in the full article here.
He’s always skated to where the BUCK is going to be. 🙂
You know what would make ALL OF US really truly happy?
Something like this:
As a result of a new therapy, Steve Jobs appears to have done it again. His health is returning and he’s gaining weight according to un named sources close to the Apple Chairman.
THAT would be the best news of the last 20 years. I believe that if we jointly believe it to be true, it WILL be true…and for THAT I would be extremely grateful.
Very nice post. I pray for him everyday, his family too. Can you imagine how elated everyone around the world would be? Miracles do happen and I hope he is the recipient of one.
Steve regaining weight and getting better would be best for him, more so for us. By all means, he – like anyone else should get better. If he does get better, he should not return as CEO, but keep his current job at Apple which means he’ll still have his hand in Apple and help them innovate. Hopefully Apple will never ever forget its DNA (Jobs) 20, 50 whatever years after he passes away.
My own father did get sick and look worse in a matter of months… then died. Its difficult to recover and I wish Jobs the very best. But he is a man, he – like the rest of us, will eventually die. He will be remembered… but others in the industry who have done great things have already died. Most don’t remember Jay Miner.
Steve Jobs…. A man called many a different name.
Loved and hated like his nemisis, Bill Gates. Which I still remember that Star Wars Lando surprise moment when gates pops onto the big screen in front of thousands of Apple users.
(like when Lando brings Han Solo to Darth Vader) Its on YouTube “Macworld Boston 1997-The Microsoft Deal”
Steve Jobs hasn’t done everything “perfectly”, and his reality distortion field has worked for so long (typical joke)… but in the end, it didn’t matter than Apple’s OS isn’t #1 on the planet. He created Apple and he saved Apple. Unlike most consumer tech companies, he lead Apple to innovate. Some may consider it stuck-up and such…. especially with its users, which is true for some. But such people exist for anything out there, not just Mac.
I’m not sure what I can think him for… he’s been my bad guy (and Billy Gates), but I can respect him for how he ran his company, selling generally upper quality products. (The cover-up thing never looks cool) His vision that computers should be easy to use, for even the biggest idiot is valid for many people. You get more done when you are NOT fighting your computer.
Steve Jobs, his company and the people who work there deserve the respect for bring out the cool BIG toys we use for work, play and life.
I wish him the best & I would love to see him get better.