Live Blog: Steve Jobs, 1955-2011: Share Your Thoughts

• Report this Comment On October 05, 2011, at 9:03 PM, clinqed wrote:

  Dear Steve, you changed the world and was recognized and respected for it. Rest in peace.

• Report this Comment On October 05, 2011, at 9:06 PM, TheNoobInvestor wrote:

  You da' man son!

• Report this Comment On October 05, 2011, at 9:11 PM, CCharing wrote:

  He'll definitely be missed.

• Report this Comment On October 05, 2011, at 9:11 PM, whereaminow wrote:

  A true hero. A man of greatness who made all of our lives better. Even those who didn't use Apple products benefited from his innovations. His work, in cooperation with so many others, raised the standard of living for millions without their knowledge. I am grateful that he lived among us.

• Report this Comment On October 05, 2011, at 9:15 PM, Radaaahs wrote:

  Has any man done so much for one company?

• Report this Comment On October 05, 2011, at 9:17 PM, jmy663 wrote:

  The world lost one of the all time greats.

• Report this Comment On October 05, 2011, at 9:23 PM, iThankSteve wrote:

  Wow, what a legacy! We have lived in a time with a modern day DaVinci or Edison. Like him or not he has had a profound effect on the world and though he'll be missed by folks like me he'll not be forgotten by anyone because in some ways he touched billions of lives. iThank you Steve for your passion, vision, and creative desire!

• Report this Comment On October 05, 2011, at 9:44 PM, TheDumbMoney wrote:

  Steve Jobs was great, but let's face it, he was no Snookie.

• Report this Comment On October 05, 2011, at 9:47 PM, Estrogen wrote:

  RIP Steve. Heart goes out to your loved ones. Thanks for everything.

• Report this Comment On October 05, 2011, at 10:03 PM, smartin619 wrote:

  Steve Jobs had vision that reached beyond Apple.

  In a joint statement, Pixar's John Lasseter and Ed Catmull said: "Steve Jobs was an extraordinary visionary, our very dear friend and the guiding light of the Pixar family. He saw the potential of what Pixar could be before the rest of us, and beyond what anyone ever imagined."

  "Steve took a chance on us and believed in our crazy dream of making computer animated films; the one thing he always said was to simply 'make it great.' He is why Pixar turned out the way we did and his strength, integrity and love of life has made us all better people," the statement continued. "He will forever be a part of Pixar’s DNA. Our hearts go out to his wife Laurene and their children during this incredibly difficult time."

• Report this Comment On October 05, 2011, at 10:14 PM, vgaymer wrote:

  RIP

  Such brilliance and creativity are so rare in this world, one feels honored to have lived alongside it.

• Report this Comment On October 05, 2011, at 10:15 PM, vgaymer wrote:

  and God Bless

• Report this Comment On October 05, 2011, at 10:15 PM, TruffelPig wrote:

  RIP Steve. I am very saddened by the event and my condolences go to family and friends. You will be missed. The world has lost a true visionary.

• Report this Comment On October 05, 2011, at 10:30 PM, amh7209 wrote:

  He was the embodiment of American creativity and innovation.

• Report this Comment On October 05, 2011, at 10:39 PM, loudeluca wrote:

  I usually do not participate on-line eulogies, but in this case I feel the world has lost a great innovator and his family, as all families experience, one of the most important parts of their unity and strength. May Steve Jobs rest in peace and his family find the strength to carry on without him.

• Report this Comment On October 05, 2011, at 11:10 PM, Timoteo57 wrote:

  He changed the world in a very real way and was always thinking about what is next. How many companies would be wildly successful with just a little of his creativity, foresight, and respect for the entire working team (or family, as Steve put it)? The power of such a leader is what's behind Apple's success.

  I will miss this man I never really knew, but every time I use my iPhone, iPad, MacBook, and whatever is next, I'll think of him, if only for a moment.

  May whatever comes after be as good to him as he was to this world.

• Report this Comment On October 05, 2011, at 11:12 PM, ourporch wrote:

  Losing Steve Jobs is a shock for me, like for so many; and more than I would have expected. He is/was one of those that make the cliche "Changed the world" so very true. I think we all owe him a lot for the quality of our lives. That's why we will miss him. Thank you Steve.

• Report this Comment On October 05, 2011, at 11:58 PM, NailThatJello wrote:

  He made computers work for people, rather than people work for computers.

• Report this Comment On October 06, 2011, at 12:06 AM, dschleicher wrote:

  He was an inspiration to us all in so many ways.

  We'll miss you, Steve!

• Report this Comment On October 06, 2011, at 12:08 AM, havefunsaving wrote:

  In a rush to finish a deadline project at the end of the day, I hadn't seen the news online yet. As I was leaving work, my friend told me about it. I stopped mid-step going down the stairs to process his words.

  As I think most of us did, I knew that his time would be coming in the near future, but I did not expect it anywhere this soon. I am surprised at just how sad I feel at his passing. Somehow, it isn't merely a news story to move past, it feels personal.

  I've never met the man. While I am a shareholder, I'm not even an Apple products user! I don't own a Mac, an iPod, an iPad, nor an iPhone. Perhaps, nonetheless, it is the very iconic nature of his life and vision that has impressed itself on me, I don't know. But I feel as though I've lost a friend.

  Interesting. My eyes are tearing up even as I write this. My deepest sympathies to his family and friends.

  The world has lost a light of great magnitude, may he rest in peace.

• Report this Comment On October 06, 2011, at 12:12 AM, stan8331 wrote:

  Steve Jobs had great long-term vision and a remarkable ability to blend form and function in a way most pleasing to us humans, but the other ingredient that made him truly special was the courage to stick to his vision whenever the bean counters came along and tried to say "you can't do that".

  Without that courage, it's unlikely Apple would even exist today, much less be one of the world's largest companies.

• Report this Comment On October 06, 2011, at 8:18 AM, killoranc wrote:

  Thank You Steve Jobs for all you have given. RIP.

• Report this Comment On October 06, 2011, at 8:59 AM, benbueno wrote:

  While a great man build jobs, add value to the capitalism system and became the life easier, bankers and speculators destroy everything.

  He gave an example freedom , democracy and capitalism is the best way. God has a special place for him.

• Report this Comment On October 06, 2011, at 10:10 AM, Xcalipto wrote:

  So long Steve. You have done a great job!

• Report this Comment On October 06, 2011, at 11:02 AM, nickmannawar wrote:

  To my inspiration,

  I understand that the silver/white apple may be more "attractive" than the rainbow one, but i believe that the colors stood for much more than that. Good and bad has been said about apple. However no one can deny that you changed the world of computers and just flat out of the world forever. Being only 13 I still ook up to you dead or alive because you took change to a whole new level. Innovation. The battle of PCs and MACS will go on for a long while, but to me, Apple is more than a computer. More than a big company or a cell phone provider, or even a technology producer. Apple is and will continue to be one man's open mind spread out to many more.

  Steve Jobs you are my inspiration

  sincerely,

  nickmannawar

• Report this Comment On October 06, 2011, at 11:44 AM, craigt111 wrote:

  i-trulysad... but Steve must be having a ball with all those electrons in the sky! Sincerest condolences to his family.

• Report this Comment On October 06, 2011, at 2:23 PM, monsenor wrote:

  Even though I operate from the Dark Side and so have never had the pleasue of working the Mac universe, I am profoundly saddened by Steve's passing. Incredible individual and a force in our world. Best thoughts to Jobs family and Apple aficionados everywhere.

• Report this Comment On October 06, 2011, at 3:30 PM, parchana wrote:

  I wrote this in am email to the email id set up for people to send their thoughts and prayers for Steve.

  We carried his children, his brains, his ideas in our pockets, hands, bags, luggage.

  Now we will forever carry him in our hearts.

  I understand your emotion, @havefunsaving. I found myself sobbing when I heard - I had no control.

  What I find amazing is - even detractors of Apple have no problems with him being compared to Edison and Einstein, called a great inventor of our times. Just goes to show, when you're good, love you or hate you, we have to acknowledge your genius.

  He's brought the whole world so much closer to each other. I couldn't stop smiling and crying in my morning commute this morning just noticing how many people carried something with the logo on it on their person. Even if you're an Apple-hater, you have to admit that he forced others to innovate better products for you to use.

  So thank you, Steve.

• Report this Comment On October 08, 2011, at 1:25 AM, spiraks57 wrote:

  i cannot beleive this patheic outpouring of grief ! Jobs was just another money hungry entrepreneur to make u believe that u needed the iphone and the ipad ! Does anyone really thinkthathe had the consumersbest interestsat heart ? Verysad to see someone die at his agae .. but come on .. do u really think he cared about you ?

• Report this Comment On October 08, 2011, at 3:45 PM, bornboring wrote:

  spiraks57,

  Here was a man who took a salary of $1 per annum, works day in and day out. His company did not pay dividend. He did not go out campaign style like a politician to sell his products. He just explained them. He enjoyed improving his design. It was just that many people agreed with his tastes. He did not make money by wrecking the company. By enjoying what he was designing and improving, he happened to give jobs to a lot of people, whether employees, contractors, investors, consumers or just commentators. According to stan8331 above, he did not play to conventional accounting rules.

  It is not common for one to survive by indulging in one´s hobby; but Steve made it. And in the process he nudged this civilization ahead. This is what we all shall cerebrate.

  Just wish all members of every corporate boards understand.

• Report this Comment On October 09, 2011, at 6:05 PM, glennallout wrote:

  "Steve Jobs Dies, Apple Products Stop Working"

  http://www.youtube.com/embed/oyP4Nu-_p6I

  Millions of Apple products, including iPhones, iPods, iPads, and Mac computers, suddenly stopped working on Wednesday when Apple founder Steve Jobs died of pancreatic cancer late that night. Apple issued a statement saying that they are working 'round the clock to devise and implement a solution, though they said it is proving difficult to devise and implement anything very successfully without their genius leader.

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