I was never a fan of Apple. Nothing about it struck me as intuitive, and in fact I often found their contraptions difficult to work. They looked cool, but that wasn’t enough of a reason to buy one. And I didn’t. And yet, the impact of Apple’s devices on the computer age was undeniable and monumental. What we have today was molded largely by one man’s vision and tenacity.
Perhaps no one had as much to do with the state of our world as Steve Jobs. No president. No terrorist. No general. No saint. One visionary.
Steven Paul Jobs (1955-2011)
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His life is truly one of the finest examples of an amazing visionary and how one can change the world. Perhaps the “Occupy Wall Street” folks could take a lesson from this man. If you want things different, then make a difference. Talk is cheap.
To insert something like occupywallstreet into this strikes me as trivializing Jobs’ contributions. We can all take a lesson from Steve Jobs.
In an way you are very similar to Steve Jobs – at times unpopular, but uncompromising when it comes to adhering to principle and high standards.
That’s kind of you to say, but while there may be some similarities, I’m no Steve Jobs.
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I agree with you completely. A man of ision who helped mold the technology of todays America.
BTW I am and always was a big time fan of Apple.
Was a time when the big debate was PC or MAC.
MAC always won hands down.
‘You can’t connect the dots looking forward, only looking backwards. You have to have faith that the dots will eventually connect’
I love this part of his Stanford speech because it is completely contrary to how most graduates try to plan their careers looking outside themselves.
Of course, it’s a lot easier to say when you’re a billionaire than when you’re on food stamps.