Bye Steve!

I find it weird that this happens the day after all those iPhone announcements.

It's so strange.

Rest in peace, Steve.

Earth has lost its greatest human today.

I wonder who takes over the #1 spot?

@Kirklebum said:

Wow, he looks like Ashton Kutcher in that picture.

or Vinny...lol

Steve Jobs was a genius. Whether or not you like Apple, they made billions for a reason. It wasn't a fluke.

Steve Jobs is one of the few people who actually changed the world. R.I.P. Steve, and thank you for all your innovations.

Whoa

RIP

Goodnight, sweet prince.

An incredible man with a wonderful mind. He will be missed. RIP Steve.

just making my mark on history.  RIP

@Vrikk said:

Steve Jobs was a genius. Whether or not you like Apple, they made billions for a reason. It wasn't a fluke.

This is absolutely true. I don't personally use many Apple things but he has certainly changed how I interact with the internet and with media. He did a fantastic job and I wish we could have seen what he could do in the future. I did not like all he did, or much of how he did it but I will miss his impact and definitely feel others should too.

We would be in a worse place (technologically speaking) without him and his influence on Apple.

RIP Steve.

Lates, hombre. I got like three of your products and I use them everyday, you crazy cholo you.

@gladspooky said:

Pffft, this isn't news, Klepek. Why don't you go post this shit on your blog and leave the real news to the professional journalists?

Pffft this isn't a post, gladspooky. Why don't you post this shit on a microsoft fanboy site and leave the real comments to people who respect a major influence in the evolution of technology.

RIP Mr. Jobs. You sure did your thang and for that, I'm thankful.

Very sad to here this.

He invented the idea of a desktop, revolutionized the music industry through the iPod and iTunes while bringing about the decline of the CD, created a whole new breed of phone with the iPhone, and changed computing with the iPad. I own none of these devices, but the world of technology would be unknowably different without his contribution.

Man I'm so bummed out.  I was hoping he could use those billions
of his to buy another 20 years of life.  This is a big loss for everyone.
I hope that his talent went into his children & that perhaps one of them
will pick up the mantle & run with it?  We can always hope.  I'll definitely
be picking up some books about him & his business strategy.  Probably
he should be required reading for any would-be visionaries.  RIP, Steve.

RIP

May he rest in peace. His personality may have been controversial at times, but his vision defined a great deal of modern personal technology. Lord knows I have adored the iPod for YEARS.

@ProjectMayhem said:

@gladspooky said:

Pffft, this isn't news, Klepek. Why don't you go post this shit on your blog and leave the real news to the professional journalists?

Pffft this isn't a post, gladspooky. Why don't you post this shit on a microsoft fanboy site and leave the real comments to people who respect a major influence in the evolution of technology.

Two people caught by an obvious joke. I'm in the zone!

yeah, rip

While I don't always agree with his feelings on the Tech Industry at large, and don't really enjoy a lot of Apple Products, the man was a leading force in recognizing great advancements in Technology, and helped push for a lot of them. Just because I don't like Apple PCs or the platform, doesn't mean it's not an astounding subsection of technology.

Apple, and likely the tech world at large, have lost someone very impactful to the industry.

Can't say I personally care about any Apple product that has come out in the last ten years, but you have to give the man his due. My condolences to his family and friends. RIP.

@wh1terav3n said:

He invented the idea of a desktop, revolutionized the music industry through the iPod and iTunes while bringing about the decline of the CD, created a whole new breed of phone with the iPhone, and changed computing with the iPad. I own none of these devices, but the world of technology would be unknowably different without his contribution.

Fucking eh man.

First Macho Man Randy Savage and now Steve Jobs. All my heros growing up now seem human <3

he is one of the few people who knew before he died that he had touched the lives of millions of people. Love apple or hate apple, you would not even have the chance to do so if it were not for him. He was a industry changer.

RIP

I didn't even know him, but I'll still miss him.

Er, yeah, he was a genius and that, but wasn't this a videogames website?

RIP Steve Jobs. I was legitimately sad when I heard this news. More-so than the Michael Jackson death that seemed to have an affect on so many people.

..........does this mean I can have flash on my iphone now????

@GunslingerPanda: If you were old enough to have played Oregon Trail, Maniac Mansion and a slew of other games on an Apple IIe in your childhood you'd understand.

Thanks to Steve for giving me the opportunity to own computers that didn't look and feel like total crap. All the best work I've ever done, I've done on a Mac.

R.I.P Steve, i hardly new ye

@GunslingerPanda said:

Er, yeah, he was a genius and that, but wasn't this a videogames website?

Yes, and he created the iPhone and iPad, two gaming devices... plus all of the work he has done for Mac, another gaming device.

@GunslingerPanda said:

Er, yeah, he was a genius and that, but wasn't this a videogames website?

Dude helped create Breakout and has created the iOS platform, one of the biggest gaming markets today.

I'm not fond of apple, but the drive and motivation this man had was astounding.

"Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary." - Steve Jobs

Better than a Hallmark card.

R.i.Pod Steve. You will be missed.

Pirates of Silicon Valley wasn't a great movie but I really liked it.

@theanticitizen said:

@gladspooky You have just guaranteed that no one will ever care when you die :)

Hey, man, every article Patrick writes has to have a "blah, this isn't news!" post somewhere in the comments. I'm just helping out.

I'm a PC. And I am very much saddened by this. He was very much visionary and daring, making the bold move of making Computers for the regular person at a time when the idea was laughed at, and it's because of this that technology is what it is today.

I don't act like I know what happens when you die, but whatever it may be, may he be at peace.

Well, Wozniak did alot for Apple, like designing and making their first computers. Jobs was really just a businessman. He did make Pixar studios, I will give him that.

Very sad.

I feel like we just lost the Thomas Edison of our time. RIP.

Whether you liked or hated his products or their fans, the man was an innovator and tech rock star. A damn shame though the writing was on the wall sadly enough.

@gladspooky said:

Pffft, this isn't news, Klepek. Why don't you go post this shit on your blog and leave the real news to the professional journalists?

Not news? Company worth nothing in the 90's turned around to be one of the biggest tech companies in existence now, owing largely to his influence. I found this story on this site before any other, and I'm grateful to Patrick for that so I think you might have fallen the wrong side out of bed this morning.

RIP Steve Jobs

@nukesniper said:

Serious? I may not agree with everything Apple has done, but you can't sit there and pretend he didn't do great things. I'll take you iPod and smartphone now. I know I would go crazy without those technological advancements.

Some people...

MP3 players existed and were just fine before the mediocre iPod. The companies that manufactured them simply didn't pay the money Apple did for marketing.