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Saving for a Jet Car
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/\/\etaL and V8s -Awesome
Join Date: Sep 2006
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Sad day for all tech heads....ive never liked Crapple, but for Cancer to always take the good people in the world, is sooo wrong. Why not dish it out to all the crims and so forth for all their crimes against humanity!!!
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The nerd in me was shocked to read that he had died, but as mentioned pancreatic cancer is just a terrible form of cancer to have, and a very tough one to beat. RIP Steve, from a technology point of view you helped shape the world.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Get EcoBoosted
Join Date: Jan 2007
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How sad, he must have known it was coming, perhaps that's why he retired from Apple recently so that there would be stability in the company when he passed.
RIP Steve, you and your visionary persona will be sorely missed in the technology industry! My condolences to all family and friends. EDIT: Why do the media have to say "... Dead at .."? It sounds terribly disrespectful IMO - dies or passes sounds a lot more respectful... |
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RIP to a man who's impact will extend for decades after his passing.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Dec 2004
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RIP Steve Jobs. A true visionary and world changer.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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There have been some "attempts" at humour in this thread.
The next one will get a holiday. A great man has passed away. He has family and friends and has touched the lives and done more good for the human race than everyone on AFF combined. Show some respect. |
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Regular Schmuck
Join Date: Dec 2004
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Visionary. I'm quite sure what drove him to create the things that he has over the years contributed to shortening his life but his creations will go on enriching the lives of so many.
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Cobblers!
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: The Shire, NSW
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Damn.
One of my heroes - a self made man, with a lasting legacy. His contribution to technology will not be long forgotten. RIP.
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also an apple fan, so yes a loss on many counts. RIP
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Captain Malcolm Reynolds
Join Date: Mar 2007
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An absolute pioneer & visionary. Rest in Peace.
Very interesting movie from quite a few years back called "Pirates of Silicon Valley" gives an insight into him & the founding of Apple as well as Bill Gates & Microsoft - well worth a watch if you haven't seen it - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEyrivrjAuU Will be interesting to watch Apple over the next few months to see what happens within the company.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Thought I'd just point because it seems some may have missed this.
This thread started back on the 25th August and was a discussion on Apple as a company and it was a Android vs Apple vs Windows discussion as well. It was called "The Cult of Jobs" Post 14 is actually the 1st post since August and as such please don't associate the comments in the previous posts as comments made after knowing his death. I say this because I have comments in posts 1 to 13 and they are definitely not things I was say in light of todays news as debating the better operating system is not respectful. I think it's slightly misleading that the thread name was changed because it makes the people who commented on the original thread/thread name look very poor! Back on topic though - Deeply shocked and saddened by his death. Working in the telco industry meant that iPhones/iPads are a huge part of our work and so knowing someone who had such an influence on the world right down to my job has passed is a terrible loss. RIP
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I didn't like his products but its sad that the world lost an innovator and someone who has managed to change everyones lives in such a big way, plus a little competition is never a bad thing (Microsoft/PC fan here). So young as well, 55.
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Interesting the impact he had on the telco industry. I remember when the iphone was launched in 2007 that people were laughing at Apple trying to get into the phone market. Think about what smart phones were like back then and the impact he made on the industry. But for me the greatest products has been the computers. OSX is such a brilliant OS.
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I mean no disrespect by this what so ever, but im suprised that nobody has come out declaring Oct 6th world skivvy day.... Just a thought...
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RIP Steve Jobs, You made a heck of an impact on our modern world.
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A man responsible for modern computing as we know it dies with barely a mention.
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I have his books at home. I love the elegance of C.
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