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What Apple is going to be missing without Steve Jobs isn't creative talent or even someone capable of saying 'no.' It's going to be missing someone who has the

by tc 15y ago

What Apple is going to be missing without Steve Jobs isn't creative talent or even someone capable of saying 'no.' It's going to be missing someone who has the absolute credibility to say it. Anyone can be a tyrant. If Steve Jobs was a dictator, it was because people thought he had the right to be.

capkutay 15y ago
What Apple is missing is a man whose vision for a product is exactly what the consumer wants....two years ahead of time (at least).
barista 15y ago
A very well earned right and credibility indeed. Very few turnaround stories in the tech industry that are of the magniture of Apple's.
- runjake 15y ago
  I'm not sure there's a single story of the same magnitude. And that isn't sentimentality talking, I can't think of anything.
astine 15y ago
One could make an entire PoliSci dissertation out of your comment.
- littlegiantcap 15y ago
  As a poli sci major one could make a poli sci comment out of anything.
phzbOx 15y ago
Here's a very well done video http://www.bloomberg.com/video/66625228/ http://www.bloomberg.com/video/66625228/
- mercury888 15y ago
  No flash on my iPad :(
alexqgb 15y ago
This difference, I suppose, is between someone bending your will to theirs, reducing you terribly in the process, and someone who sees you failing to deliver everything you're capable of, and pushing you (hard) to do what he thinks what you can. The former doesn't care about who you are. The latter cares deeply, and expresses in by placing genuine faith in you. Everything being said by the people who worked with him indicates that they feel humbled and honored by the experience. It's hard to get upset with someone's approach when you know in your bones that it got you to the top of your game. What people feel in response to that is love. [EDIT] "He was dubbed a megalomaniac, but Steve Jobs often gambled on young, largely inexperienced talent to take Apple forward; Jony Ive and his team prove that such faith was spot on."
sjtgraham 15y ago
Considering how apparent it was that Steve’s health was gravely bad and rapidly deteriorating, we all in the back of our minds knew the time we had him in this world was limited and precious. So it comes as a complete shock to me how upset I actually am by Steve’s passing. Even though most of us never knew him, we all feel as if we did know him very well; his inventions, complete labours of love, have become so central to how we live our lives. The profound impact his creations have had on us cannot make us feel any other way. I didn't go to college, and I remember having a shitty job back in the day, saving so hard to buy a PowerBook G4, but it was completely worth it because purchasing that machine literally changed my life. Without a computer that was an absolute joy to use, I would have never spent so many hours learning how to code and consequently now have the career opportunities that I do. I feel eternally indebted to Steve, despite having never met the man myself. By creating the wonderful tools he did for us to work with, I feel he is significantly responsible for the career I have today. To one of the few that can say ‘I changed the world’, thank you. Rest in peace Steve
- alexbell 15y ago
  This. While I'd done a little scripting, I was never interested in working in software development. It made me think of boring/painful win32 programs. After I graduated college I skipped around through sales jobs I hated and was terrible at. And then I got an iOS device (2g iPod Touch) for my birthday, and I was suddenly very interested in programming. The way that device was so effortless to use, powerful (for its size), and fun captivated me. Within a year of receiving that that device I was roughly a third of the way through a CS degree (post baccalaureate), going to school part time and paying for it with my part time job (working at an Apple Store). I've been a paid professional developer for almost two years now, primarily working on iOS stuff. And I really like what I do. It sounds stupid, but I really don't know what I'd be doing now if I hadn't gotten that iPod Touch. Thanks Steve, I certainly feel like you've done something for me even though I've never met you.
  - chugger 15y ago
    wanted to share this tribute I found to everyone. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy6BY_TzX7I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy6BY_TzX7I
cldwalker 15y ago
HN, why is this above steve's own quote about death?

by tc 15y ago

capkutay 15y ago

What Apple is missing is a man whose vision for a product is exactly what the consumer wants....two years ahead of time (at least).

barista 15y ago

A very well earned right and credibility indeed. Very few turnaround stories in the tech industry that are of the magniture of Apple's.

runjake 15y ago
I'm not sure there's a single story of the same magnitude. And that isn't sentimentality talking, I can't think of anything.

astine 15y ago

One could make an entire PoliSci dissertation out of your comment.

littlegiantcap 15y ago
As a poli sci major one could make a poli sci comment out of anything.

phzbOx 15y ago

Here's a very well done video http://www.bloomberg.com/video/66625228/ http://www.bloomberg.com/video/66625228/

mercury888 15y ago
No flash on my iPad :(

alexqgb 15y ago

This difference, I suppose, is between someone bending your will to theirs, reducing you terribly in the process, and someone who sees you failing to deliver everything you're capable of, and pushing you (hard) to do what he thinks what you can. The former doesn't care about who you are. The latter cares deeply, and expresses in by placing genuine faith in you. Everything being said by the people who worked with him indicates that they feel humbled and honored by the experience. It's hard to get upset with someone's approach when you know in your bones that it got you to the top of your game. What people feel in response to that is love. [EDIT] "He was dubbed a megalomaniac, but Steve Jobs often gambled on young, largely inexperienced talent to take Apple forward; Jony Ive and his team prove that such faith was spot on."

sjtgraham 15y ago

Considering how apparent it was that Steve’s health was gravely bad and rapidly deteriorating, we all in the back of our minds knew the time we had him in this world was limited and precious. So it comes as a complete shock to me how upset I actually am by Steve’s passing. Even though most of us never knew him, we all feel as if we did know him very well; his inventions, complete labours of love, have become so central to how we live our lives. The profound impact his creations have had on us cannot make us feel any other way. I didn't go to college, and I remember having a shitty job back in the day, saving so hard to buy a PowerBook G4, but it was completely worth it because purchasing that machine literally changed my life. Without a computer that was an absolute joy to use, I would have never spent so many hours learning how to code and consequently now have the career opportunities that I do. I feel eternally indebted to Steve, despite having never met the man myself. By creating the wonderful tools he did for us to work with, I feel he is significantly responsible for the career I have today. To one of the few that can say ‘I changed the world’, thank you. Rest in peace Steve

alexbell 15y ago
This. While I'd done a little scripting, I was never interested in working in software development. It made me think of boring/painful win32 programs. After I graduated college I skipped around through sales jobs I hated and was terrible at. And then I got an iOS device (2g iPod Touch) for my birthday, and I was suddenly very interested in programming. The way that device was so effortless to use, powerful (for its size), and fun captivated me. Within a year of receiving that that device I was roughly a third of the way through a CS degree (post baccalaureate), going to school part time and paying for it with my part time job (working at an Apple Store). I've been a paid professional developer for almost two years now, primarily working on iOS stuff. And I really like what I do. It sounds stupid, but I really don't know what I'd be doing now if I hadn't gotten that iPod Touch. Thanks Steve, I certainly feel like you've done something for me even though I've never met you.
- chugger 15y ago
  wanted to share this tribute I found to everyone. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy6BY_TzX7I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy6BY_TzX7I

cldwalker 15y ago

HN, why is this above steve's own quote about death?