Exactly two weeks after the death of Steve Jobs, Apple closed its store doors for a few hours today in remembrance of its fearless co-founder and leader.
Perhaps more poignantly, Apple has set up a very simple “Remembering Steve” web page, where you can view the tributes sent to rememberingsteve@apple.com in streaming format. According to Apple over a million written homages were collected in the past fourteen days.
If that number seems like a lot, consider how many people own and love Apple products … Just a few that crossed my path while I was watching the page, below.
“I was strictly a PC guy five short years ago, but because of Steve Jobs’ tireless efforts, innovative vision, and commitment to bringing the best technology to the forefront, he converted me to the Apple ranks. Hoping his legacy lives on and on.”
“I am 25 years old. I feel like a person in the 60′s with Marilyn Monroe or John F. Kennedy. They are people you never met felt so close too. Seeing apple produce and revolutionize the technology industry and seeing steve jobs lead it all you almost have a connection with him. For 6 years I have been watching the keynote presentations with steve on stage. It is so sad that inspirers will not seeing him on stage anymore and be apart of apple. He will be truly missed. But what a legacy he leaves behind. What a legacy.?”
“Dear Steve, Thank you for all that you brought into this world, you not only changed the way we use our computers, but the way we see life. I will stay hungry and foolish for as long as I live, and someday we’ll meet up there. Thank you for being in our lives. You will always be remembered and loved.”
“don’t really notice how much steve has had an effect on all of us until you stop to think about it. until you unlock your iPhone or open your macbook or boot up your iMac. i don’t just use apple products because they work so well or are flawless in design, i use apple products because steve got it.”
Started by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne, Apple has expanded from computers to consumer electronics over the last 30 years, officially changing their name from Apple Computer, Inc. to Apple, Inc. in January 2007. Among the key offerings from Apple’s product line are: Pro line laptops (MacBook Pro) and desktops (Mac Pro), consumer line laptops (MacBook Air) and desktops (iMac), servers (Xserve), Apple TV, the Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server operating systems, the iPod, the...
Steve Jobs was the co-founder and CEO of Apple and formerly Pixar. Steve Jobs was born in San Francisco, California to Joanne Simpson and a Syrian father. Paul and Clara Jobs of Mountain View, California then adopted him. In 1972, Jobs graduated from Homestead High School in Cupertino, California and enrolled in Reed College in Portland, Oregon. One semester later, he had dropped out, later taking up the study of philosophy and foreign cultures. Steve Jobs had a deep-seated interest in...
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