Apple’s brightest visionary,
Steve Jobs, a man who
changed the world of technology
through the reinvention of
computing, mobile devices,
and even music, died at 56 on
wednesday, oct. 5, from pancreatic
cancer.
who would have known the
rebellious, college dropout
and son of adoptive parents
would rise to become one of
the most memorable creative
geniuses? From his nerdy
partnership in 1969 with whiz
kid Stephen wozniak to the
birth of the apple II and
Macintosh to the rise of the
such revolutionary devices as:
iPod, iPhone, and iPad, Jobs
followed his gut, poured his
thoughts into his work and
became the unrivaled visionary
he will be remembered as.
“the Mac is the expression
of his creativity, and apple as
a whole is an expression of
Steve,” said Larry ellison, the
Ceo of software-company,
oracle Corp., who is one of
Jobs’ closest friends.
“apple products are simple
and provide entertainment,”
says Michael Lind, 18, education
major from Mayfair.
“they give me stuff to do
throughout the day.”
this simplicity was the formula
behind Jobs’ creativity;
he believed it was the acme of
his success, to have a complex
idea and boil it all down to
one simple product.
“I have some apple products;
they’re useful and have a
better quality than most other
companies,” said liberal arts
major Katie baldwin 18, a
Dublin native.
Jobs’ neighbors left flowers
at his house and doodled all
over the sidewalks with messages
and quotes like,
“thanks for changing the
world.”
Diagnosed with the cancer
in 2004, Jobs did everything
in his power to stay positive.
he was forced to take two
leaves of absence from apple
before he stepped down and
left tim Cook, chief executive
officer, in charge of the company
earlier this year.
Cook announced the birth of
the new iPhone 4S on oct. 4
of this year. the day after,
Jobs, the man that made it all
possible, passed away.
Cook wrote to the apple
team that they have “lost a
visionary and creative genius,
and the world has lost an
amazing human being. those
of us who have been fortunate
enough to know and work
with Steve have lost a dear
friend and an inspiring mentor.
Steve leaves behind a
company that only he could
have built, and his spirit will
forever be the foundation of
apple.”
Lind believes that despite
Jobs death, “I’m sure apple
products will continue to
thrive.”
“Remembering I’ll be dead
soon is the most important
tool I’ve ever encountered to
help me make the big choices
in life,” Jobs said in the
Stanford commencement ceremony
in 2005, a year after
being diagnosed with cancer.
“…remembering that you
are going to die is the best
way I know to avoid the trap
of thinking you have something
to lose. you are already
naked. there is no reason not
to follow your heart.”