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Post by DanMcQ on Oct 5, 2011 19:45:36 GMT -5
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Post by strummer8526 on Oct 5, 2011 20:58:48 GMT -5
Revolutionized the way I listen to music on the way to class and work. I'm not a crazy Apple fan, but you have to respect what he built.
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Post by SirSaxa on Oct 6, 2011 8:26:00 GMT -5
Steve Jobs was one of a kind. A TRUE visionary. Changed how we do so many things. Envisioned successful products we all love and never knew we needed until they arrived.
Or look at it this way, even in the current environment where business leaders are hardly revered, Steve Jobs was worshiped.
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Post by Boz on Oct 6, 2011 9:00:04 GMT -5
People like to bash iTunes -- because people like to bash anything that becomes hugely popular and successful (I know because I'm usually one of them) -- but I'll be honest, as someone who probably buys more music than the vast majority of the average population, iTunes is still the best thing going.
My only problem with it is why I am restricted to just shopping in the US store. And that is a pretty huge pet peeve of mine, but iTunes is still great.
Vinyl enthusiasts and the like can carp against the digital age all they want. Steve Jobs revolutionized music for the world and in a 100% good way.
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Post by EasyEd on Oct 6, 2011 9:21:55 GMT -5
In addition to music, Apple was as instrumental as any company in introducing the small computer into the world. I remember Apple giving early Apple "personal" computers to the schools, thereby getting young students involved in the technology. Furthermore, in addition to Jobs' vision he was also an exceptional businessman, knowing when and how to market a product.
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Post by Boz on Oct 6, 2011 12:52:00 GMT -5
In addition to music, Apple was as instrumental as any company in introducing the small computer into the world. I remember Apple giving early Apple "personal" computers to the schools, thereby getting young students involved in the technology. Furthermore, in addition to Jobs' vision he was also an exceptional businessman, knowing when and how to market a product. To your point, ed, this video has been getting a lot of play today: Amazing how something pretty revolutionary for its time, looks so archaic today. Boggles the mind really how far technology has advanced over 25 years. |
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Post by EasyEd on Oct 6, 2011 14:04:15 GMT -5
Apple introduced the Apple II in 1977, an improved version of the Apple I introduced earlier. It was the Apple II that Apple gave to the schools, I believe. Much before the first MAC.
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Post by SFHoya99 on Oct 6, 2011 14:11:50 GMT -5
As evidenced by Facebook yesterday and today, I find I'm not the only one is who taking Jobs' death much harder than I thought I would, considering I don't know the man.
I am an apple person - our first family computers were a Mac and an Apple IIc. We never got a Newton but have been on board with almost everything right away.
But I don't think that's why I am crushed. Jobs was simply amazing -- his mixture of practical business knowledge and the way he looked at the word is not something that comes along very often. I find him inspirational in a way that I find few people inspirational. He was a great person -- he stood out in a way of thinking and communicating which touched people in ways that most cannot.
Apple, I'm sure, worked on efficiency as much as any company. But Apple is amazing because their profits come from what CEOs should drive -- a superior product that consumers will pay more for. That's why he's revered.
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Post by GIGAFAN99 on Oct 6, 2011 15:05:02 GMT -5
And Jobs also represents capitalism.
He tried, succeeded, failed, came back, almost completely failed, re-invented, and succeeded again.
That's why the hatred of Wall Street and the love of Steve Jobs co-exist at this very moment. People don't hate "rich people" they hate peoplewho don't add economic value, get rich on phony financial models, and then ask the government to be bailed out when it all goes sour.
Jobs' life reminds us, most people in America don't believe in class warfare. They just want those rewarded by the system to have come by it honestly.
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Post by Boz on Oct 6, 2011 15:57:03 GMT -5
That's why the hatred of Wall Street and the love of Steve Jobs co-exist at this very moment. People don't hate "rich people" they hate peoplewho don't add economic value, get rich on phony financial models, and then ask the government to be bailed out when it all goes sour. If that was what the message coming out of OWS really was at the moment, I would be much more on their side than I am. Also, if they used more soap.... |
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Post by SirSaxa on Oct 6, 2011 19:04:11 GMT -5
Of course, we all know that Steve Jobs was a prominent Democrat, right?
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Post by CAHoya07 on Oct 7, 2011 4:11:48 GMT -5
Lots of roses and post it notes with messages for Steve and family left at the Apple Store in San Francisco today.
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Post by kchoya on Oct 7, 2011 8:58:41 GMT -5
Of course, we all know that Steve Jobs was a prominent Democrat, right? That's right. And he was successful because government funds went to schools to purchase lots of Apple and Mac computers. Therefore the government should get a big chunk of his estate. |
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