Simviation Forum - Apple CEO passes away

Oct 5^th, 2011 at 8:08pm

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A man who brought a lot to the world.

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Reply #1 - Oct 5^th, 2011 at 8:16pm

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Oh no!

That came as a big surprise to me.
I knew he was very poorly, but I didn't know that he was so close to death!

He was recently on stage showing Apple's latest products.

Being a dedicated 8-bit Computer programmer myself, I followed Bill Gates and Steve Jobs closely ever since the 1970's.
I shall miss him!

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Reply #2 - Oct 5^th, 2011 at 8:57pm

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We've lost someone who made a big difference in the world and moved us forward. We all owe a lot to Steve Jobs. He will be missed.

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Reply #3 - Oct 5^th, 2011 at 9:20pm

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BigTruck wrote on Oct 5^th, 2011 at 8:08pm:

A man who brought a lot to the world.

I agree with this Sad

It took me also by surprise Shocked

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Reply #4 - Oct 5^th, 2011 at 10:59pm

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This came as a big surprise to me too. Undecided

I know Steve Jobs has had a huge impact on my life(I'm typing this with an iPod Touch), and he has helped shape the modern computer industry into what it is today.

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Reply #5 - Oct 6^th, 2011 at 6:29am

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I thought my colleague was joking when he told me this, this morning!
Whilst not an Apple fan I can't deny Jobs did do a lot to change the electronic world and how we interacted with computers (his pinching the GUI idea from Palo Alto still being one of the greatest heists in history to not be made into a movie) Grin

RIP Steve.

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Reply #6 - Oct 6^th, 2011 at 7:03am

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I'm sure there is a Steve Clone out there somewhere... I mean, he learnt to clone most of his products Lips Sealed

But no, I never really liked Apple products and I don't think I would ever buy one; the fear of being out dated so quickly puts me off. It would be interesting to see how the company develops. Sure, he wasn't with Apple for a while this year, but given a year or so I think we will see some big changes. Hopefully the new products will be slightly more customer-upgrade friendly, but they won't have the same genius behind them.

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Reply #7 - Oct 6^th, 2011 at 7:42am

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That was a revolutionary man. Tablets, Smartphones and even computers might never have been as good as they are now. Apple has It's up's and downs like everything else Undecided

. But It also changed the way we had tech Shocked

. RIP Steve Cry

. The new guy better do a good job. P.S It's good to have control of what comes in and out but apple needs to loosen the grip a little.
And Steve Jobs had the same Birthday as me Lips Sealed

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Reply #8 - Oct 6^th, 2011 at 12:56pm

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Steve was a HUGE contributor to our world. A rare talent indeed. Not many people of his stature will emerge in any century.

God obviously feels Steve's needed up there .... Smiley

Taken WAY too soon. Very, very sad.

I am not an Apple groupie but have always admired the products and innovation -- & Steve did more too - his involvement in creating Pixar for example.

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Reply #9 - Oct 6^th, 2011 at 2:03pm

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God obviously feels Steve's needed up there

I'm guessing He was getting p*ssed off with app problems on his 4S and called the expert...

There are two types of aeroplane, Spitfires and everything else that wishes it was a Spitfire!

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Reply #10 - Oct 6^th, 2011 at 3:02pm

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ozzy72 wrote on Oct 6^th, 2011 at 2:03pm:

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God obviously feels Steve's needed up there

I'm guessing He was getting p*ssed off with app problems on his 4S and called the expert...

Angry Birds wouldn't load...

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Reply #11 - Oct 6^th, 2011 at 6:14pm

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BigTruck wrote on Oct 6^th, 2011 at 3:02pm:

ozzy72 wrote on Oct 6^th, 2011 at 2:03pm:

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God obviously feels Steve's needed up there

I'm guessing He was getting p*ssed off with app problems on his 4S and called the expert...

Angry Birds wouldn't load...

That or he was a bit ticked that it had no 4G.......

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Reply #12 - Oct 6^th, 2011 at 8:15pm

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A brilliant life, and a brilliant vision. Others had thought of smaller, more ubiquitous computing before, but he was one of the few willing to try to make it practical. Did a very good job of it, too- it's a shame he did not have more time to do even more.

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Reply #13 - Oct 7^th, 2011 at 6:56am

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ozzy72 wrote on Oct 6^th, 2011 at 2:03pm:

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God obviously feels Steve's needed up there

I'm guessing He was getting p*ssed off with app problems on his 4S and called the expert...

This popped up on Facebook literally minutes ago Wink

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