Jobs during the mac development era
If you got the idea of empowering people through a friendly, logical computer interface, you’ve liked this guy for a long time.
If you got the idea that UNIX power should have a mainstream use, you’ve liked this guy for a long time.
If you or your kids enjoy certain computer animation films, you’ve liked this guy for a long time.
Jobs during the NeXT years, planting seeds for the networking and digital media future.
If you appreciate the design that goes into products that become an extension or a tool, rather than an enemy, you’ve liked this guy for a long time.
If you appreciate progressive business ideals (at least for america) you’ve liked this guy for a long time.
Jobs unveiling an early iPod, the device that changed everything.
If you think all of the above is crap and he’s just another business man trying to make a buck, you’ve come to appreciate this guy recently.
Today he announced he was unable to continue as CEO. Cancer is a bitch, even to one of the most compelling business leaders the world has seen in generations.
15 years ago the company he founded was a punch line in the very industry it created. Then Think Different happened. iMac. iPod. iPhone. iTouch. iPad. A 10-year run even the biggest fan boy couldn’t have imagined.
The man’s grand design came together and prevailed over FUD.
Jobs during a recent event for Apple, visibly thin and weak.
All that said, the iCloud is on the horizon, and my friends and I have taken to calling it SkyNet. Apple without Jobs could possibly revert to bad strategies.