R.I.P., Steve Jobs.

[Radioactive Zombie]

http://gizmodo.com/5838847/steve-jobs-is-dead

Local news station is reporting it as well.

Never was a fan of Apple, but damn.

[Capsizing Heart]

Speechless. Crazy world, man.

[Cthulhudrew]

A shame. Say what you will about Steve Jobs, but the world as we know it would be a very different place if not for him and his visions and ambitions. Rest in peace, sir.

(Which isn't to discount Woz, certainly, nor anyone else that progressed the world of personal computing, like Bill Gates, etc.)

[Cavemold]

RIP , thank you for your contributions to society.

[mikekerrIII]

Its a real shame that we lost him. If he wasn't the Edision that I've heard him compared to twice already tonight, he was the George Westinghouse and that is no small thing.

I'm not a Apple fan but the changes his products brought certainly changed the world, his ability to take a small idea and turn it into a working product was amazing. Xerox had invented the mouse and windowing software then discarded it, Jobs took that crude work and turned it into a product that changed the way many people live.

[Angilas-Man]

I don't own an apple product... but I have to give mad props to the guy in this day and age who made billions buy actually innovating and making stuff rather then just moving intangible assets around.

[Green Lantern wannabe]

What a loss to the world. If only more people could be like him.

[Mike Pothier]

Never cared for his products, nor the religious zeal they brought out in certain techies, but the man himself was an undeniable genius and leader. Most people are lucky to receive a fraction of the legacy he created in shaping the industry.

[Manga4life]

Steve Jobs is the closest the the world had to Tony Stark.

With that said, I'm not a fan of his or of his company, but I do recognize the advances he's made in modern technology and for that I thank him.

R.I.P

[Matt Algren]

Confused. Why do you feel you have to qualify paying your respects with your relative admiration for a software company?

[Shellhead]

Confused. Why do you feel you have to qualify paying your respects with your relative admiration for a software company?

He's expressing his thoughts and feelings and probably doesn't need an editor right this moment.

[Mike Pothier]

Confused. Why do you feel you have to qualify paying your respects with your relative admiration for a software company?

That's a good question. I was wondering that myself after I made my post. I guess it comes with the territory when a man of great accomplishments passes on.

[Matt Algren]

He's expressing his thoughts and feelings and probably doesn't need an editor right this moment.

It just seems like a weird thing to do, something I've never ever ever seen off the internet. That's all I'm saying.

[d0dg3r]

I'm old enough that I can remember writing crappy little programs in BASIC on an Apple II in high school, the breakthroughs that followed in the wake of the Macintosh; how Apple as a company all but wrecked itself after Jobs was forced out, and the remarkable path it's been on since his return.

No, he wasn't Edison, but he was Steve Jobs, which is pretty damned impressive. Given his health, can't say I didn't see this coming but it's still somehow a bit of a shock.

RIP, Mr. Jobs. Thanks for all the cool stuff.

[Tami]

It just seems like a weird thing to do, something I've never ever ever seen off the internet. That's all I'm saying.

Steve Jobs is/was Apple Computers. It's hard to separate the two, which is actually tribute to his life and dedication to what he helped create.

Sad to see his life end so early.