“Apple’s visionary co-founder is a constant presence even now, living on in movie posters that adorn bus stops and periodically in the news, like when his childhood house is considered for historical landmarking,” Joanna Stern reports for ABC News. “But today is actually the second anniversary of Steve Jobs’ death.”
“On Oct. 5, 2011, Jobs, the mastermind behind Apple’s iPhone, iPad, iPod and Macs, died at the age of 56, surrounded by family members, after battling a form of pancreatic cancer and having a liver transplant,” Stern reports. “‘Steve was an amazing human being and left the world a better place. I think of him often and find enormous strength in memories of his friendship, vision and leadership,’ Apple CEO Tim Cook said in a letter to all Apple employees on Friday. ‘He left behind a company that only he could have built and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple. We will continue to honor his memory by dedicating ourselves to the work he loved so much.'”
“Apple still thrives on the products Jobs created, but since his death industry experts have wondered whether Apple would be able to maintain its lead without his foresight and innovation. However, analysts point to Apple’s recent successful iPhone launch, in which it sold 9 million phones in the first weekend, as further proof of the company’s lead in the industry,” Stern reports. “In Walter Issacson’s Steve Jobs biography, Jobs is quoted as saying he had figured out the solution to some of the major issues plaguing the television. ‘It will have the simplest user interface you could imagine. I finally cracked it,’ Jobs told Issacson.”
“Apple has been rumored to be working on a television set of its own and Tim Cook has recently said that the area was of ‘intense interest’ to the company. Cook has also said that wearable computing is interesting. Apple has been said to be working on a smartwatch or its iWatch, which would work with the iPhone to put some more functionality on your body,” Stern reports. “Whether or not those products are introduced soon, it is clear that Jobs’ legacy lives on at the company he built in his garage in 1976.”
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MacDailyNews Take: We miss you, Steve!
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