RIP, Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs died today. It's been a long road for him in fighting off various health issues, and today he lost.
I feel really sad about this.
Steve Jobs is a name that most everyone recognizes. He was rich, successful, and very private about his own life. He certainly made mistakes, and I have no idea if he was a nice guy in person or a complete ass, or maybe somewhere in between. Still, he touched my life on so many levels, and in so many ways. It's kind of amazing to think of all the things that I love that he touched in some way.
I'm typing this message, for example, on a MacBook, and texting with my friends about his death on my iPhone. Millions of people use iTunes and iPods and other products made by his company. The reach of his creative genius and ability to run a company is worldwide, and some of the inventions that came out of Apple transformed the way we interact with the world on drastic levels. I recognize that Steve Jobs did not singlehandedly come up with these items, or make them, or design them, but he started a company that did. His handprint is all over the technology in my home.
In addition, he was directly involved in the eventual creation of Pixar. Pixar is my favorite moviemaking studio, and hands down has brought me more laughter and joy than any other director or movie company I can name. It is instantly recognizable to children all over the country, and I can now go on Buzz Lightyear's Space ride at Disneyland or cry as Boo gets put back in her room in my living room because of Pixar.
Steve Jobs made amazing things happen. He died young. I wonder what he could have accomplished with another 30 years? What the world misses out on because of his loss cannot be known, ever. For me, this is one of the first personal living legends to die during my lifetime. I don't remember John Lennon getting shot, or the assassination of John Kennedy (because I wasn't alive), or the death of Elvis. But I will remember this feeling of sadness and heaviness today, when a man whose life transformed my own in so many ways, passed away. Forever. What a sad, sad loss.
RIP, Steve. I am glad your hard journey with your health is over. Your creative talent and vision will be missed.
I feel really sad about this.
Steve Jobs is a name that most everyone recognizes. He was rich, successful, and very private about his own life. He certainly made mistakes, and I have no idea if he was a nice guy in person or a complete ass, or maybe somewhere in between. Still, he touched my life on so many levels, and in so many ways. It's kind of amazing to think of all the things that I love that he touched in some way.
I'm typing this message, for example, on a MacBook, and texting with my friends about his death on my iPhone. Millions of people use iTunes and iPods and other products made by his company. The reach of his creative genius and ability to run a company is worldwide, and some of the inventions that came out of Apple transformed the way we interact with the world on drastic levels. I recognize that Steve Jobs did not singlehandedly come up with these items, or make them, or design them, but he started a company that did. His handprint is all over the technology in my home.
In addition, he was directly involved in the eventual creation of Pixar. Pixar is my favorite moviemaking studio, and hands down has brought me more laughter and joy than any other director or movie company I can name. It is instantly recognizable to children all over the country, and I can now go on Buzz Lightyear's Space ride at Disneyland or cry as Boo gets put back in her room in my living room because of Pixar.
Steve Jobs made amazing things happen. He died young. I wonder what he could have accomplished with another 30 years? What the world misses out on because of his loss cannot be known, ever. For me, this is one of the first personal living legends to die during my lifetime. I don't remember John Lennon getting shot, or the assassination of John Kennedy (because I wasn't alive), or the death of Elvis. But I will remember this feeling of sadness and heaviness today, when a man whose life transformed my own in so many ways, passed away. Forever. What a sad, sad loss.
RIP, Steve. I am glad your hard journey with your health is over. Your creative talent and vision will be missed.