Steve Jobs has Passed Away!? (UPDATED)

[Alcamonic]

Even if I haven't been an avid user of Apple products, only the iPod Nano, it still saddens me to see him die. He was just 56 years old, far too young for a man so passionate about his work.

I hope Apple continues on strongly (and perhaps even lower their prices on the laptops).

 

[JudgeRicand]

Jobs' death comes as a "meh" kind of thing to me. Sure he's passed, but it doesn't directly affect me. I don't particularly like Mac, or it's niche market, including the people who buy macs (elitist hipster douchebags, artists with their noses so far in the air they can smell zeus' buttcrack, and the 99% of mac users that will claim that Macs are better because they don't get viruses). On the other hand, I dislike people who use PCs who think they're superior for some god forsaken reason (Cheaper, easier to repair, the ability to right click). In the end of the day, People will buy what they are accustomed to. As for me, I'm just waiting for Google to absorb Apple and Microsoft, Dismantle the both of them and become supreme ruler of the world.

I'm Ricand. And I'm a Chrome User.

 

[Wuggy]

It does take a great salesman when you can sell grossly overprized products by the millions. And I'm not trying to be snarky here: that's what macs are, and that's what he did. And that takes a respectable amount skill.

Anyway, it's never a good thing when someone passes away, but I can't say I'm very affected by this.

 

[Cowabungaa]

He affected the world in a positive manner, pushing forward technology.

I sorta kinda beg to differ. It was more a of popularization, polish and marketing thing, seeing as how his products aren't that good from a technical perspective. That makes it all the more impressive though, especially when you consider he could make people pay unholy amounts of money for said products.

Regardless, rest in peace mister Jobs. At least he hasn't have to suffer from his cancer any more.

 

[TheRealCJ]

Everybody is saying how tragic this is. But for some reason I honestly can't get worked up about it. I mean, I sympathise with his family, but I don't feel anything about him.

I think I know why too: He really wasn't a person to me. The only emotion I ever saw him express with any conviction was smug self-superiority. Every interview he did was bland and by-the-books. I didn't even know he was married, or had kids. To me, he was a non-entity. Did he even have any hobbies? Did he ever do charity work? It seems he was trotted into the public to announce the i-Whatever, and then locked back into an office to wait until the next time.

What kind of person was he, exactly?

 

[ultimateownage]

I hate both Apple and Steve Jobs, but death is never a good thing. So I'll refrain from commenting on it for now.
I know my dad hasn't though. He's basically one step away from running around the house singing that he's dead.

 

[Hijax]

Aww, poor guy. We watched a video of him giving a commencement speech (or whatever it's called) in our communications class. Too bad he died so young. A lot of great people seem to.

The flame that burns twice as bright lasts half as long. And how brightly he burned indeed.

 

[Sewer Rat]

As per the Westboro baptist church.... if you look at their twitter announcement, they made it... from an iPhone. Need I say more? Frankly I'm beyond being offended by those people, need I say, don't feed the troll.

 

[similar.squirrel]

Wasn't overly keen on his business policies or recent products, but the guy was a visionary, and he arguably defined the 2000's.
Rest in peace, Mr. Jobs. You had a good run.

 

[-KC-]

RIP

!

 

[Thyunda]

I'm quite impressed that he only very recently stepped down from running the company....and then dying shortly afterwards? That's dedication. I mean, he must have been suffering somehow during his work...or at least had some inkling of what was going to happen, and to continue carrying the company, despite the fact he could have sat back on his huge and expensive laurels at any time, he still worked till he couldn't. That's how it gets done.

Rest in peace.

 

[Owyn_Merrilin]

Aww, poor guy. We watched a video of him giving a commencement speech (or whatever it's called) in our communications class. Too bad he died so young. A lot of great people seem to.

The flame that burns twice as bright lasts half as long. And how brightly he burned indeed.

But wouldn't Mr. Jobs be Dr. Tyrell in this metaphor, and not Roy Batty? And wouldn't that mean that he had his eyeballs popped out by an iPad that was about to be phased out? I'm not sure whether that would be awesome, or horrible. Probably both.

 

[Hijax]

Aww, poor guy. We watched a video of him giving a commencement speech (or whatever it's called) in our communications class. Too bad he died so young. A lot of great people seem to.

The flame that burns twice as bright lasts half as long. And how brightly he burned indeed.

But wouldn't Mr. Jobs be Dr. Tyrell in this metaphor, and not Roy Batty? And wouldn't that mean that he had his eyeballs popped out by an iPad that was about to be phased out? I'm not sure whether that would be awesome, or horrible. Probably both.

Good point. Also, Ewww.

 

[shootandshiver]

I was never a fan of Apple or iPods, but I wish Steve Jobs peace.

Obscure Underground Farewell

 

[Urgol]

I am a pc and I am sad.
Farewell Steve Jobs.
May you rest in peace.

 

[Owyn_Merrilin]

Aww, poor guy. We watched a video of him giving a commencement speech (or whatever it's called) in our communications class. Too bad he died so young. A lot of great people seem to.

The flame that burns twice as bright lasts half as long. And how brightly he burned indeed.

But wouldn't Mr. Jobs be Dr. Tyrell in this metaphor, and not Roy Batty? And wouldn't that mean that he had his eyeballs popped out by an iPad that was about to be phased out? I'm not sure whether that would be awesome, or horrible. Probably both.

Good point. Also, Ewww.

I take it you've never seen the international cut? That was a part of the two minutes or so of additional violence. It actually shows, on camera, how Batty killed Tyrell. All the other versions cut away at that point.

 

[Nouw]

He affected the world in a positive manner, pushing forward technology.

I sorta kinda beg to differ. It was more a of popularization, polish and marketing thing, seeing as how his products aren't that good from a technical perspective. That makes it all the more impressive though, especially when you consider he could make people pay unholy amounts of money for said products.

Regardless, rest in peace mister Jobs. At least he hasn't have to suffer from his cancer any more.

I sort of understand where you are coming from.

 

[Sonicron]

Just saw it on the morning news.

While I really, really don't like Apple, there's no denying that Steve Jobs significantly helped shape the modern world of technology we live in. It's a sad day when the world loses a person of that calibre, especially at such a relatively young age. The Big C claims another one.
Rest in peace, Mr Jobs.