Steve Jobs is dead.

10RLegend wrote:Changed the way people listen to music. Countless innovations of technology as well, he's like the Michael Jordan of technology, everyone tries to imitate but can't. Iphone,regular ipod, ipod touch, macbooks, itunes, pixar studios, etc. He's done a lot in the world of technology.

ResurrectionRooney wrote:Not controversial, I just don't know why this guy is so famous. All Apple did, as far as I know, was repackage things which already existed, music players, computers, phones etc. It was a good achievement in marketing, and he did well to build up the company, but the way it's being portrayed it's more like he's a cult leader.

kyro7 wrote:I don't want to start arguing his case because I'm not an Apple fanboy that knows everything about their products but I'm sure his introduction of the iPod really did change a lot, the way people got music, listened to it, I mean why would people buy the iPod for no reason and if there were other products like it out there?

Not only that he built on the success and now we have things like the iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, of course he deserves massive credit, the company is fucking massive.

ResurrectionRooney wrote:Seriously, he was the Chairman and former CEO of a large company, but it's not 'Apple Founder dies', 'Apple Chairman dies', it's "Apple 'Visionary' dies", even on the fucking BBC, so he must have done something pretty spectacular even by CEO standards, what was it? His company bringing out a nice looking MP3 player?

Mal wrote:

ResurrectionRooney wrote:Seriously, he was the Chairman and former CEO of a large company, but it's not 'Apple Founder dies', 'Apple Chairman dies', it's "Apple 'Visionary' dies", even on the fucking BBC, so he must have done something pretty spectacular even by CEO standards, what was it? His company bringing out a nice looking MP3 player?

The iPhone is one of the most used and loved accessories in the world. It completely changed what we use phones for.. The iPod was a revolution, not one mp3 player has even come close to matching it and year on year they better it to be even further ahead of the competition. The iPad; pointless to a lot of people but it's still a great piece of technology and is definitely the best tablet by far on the market. Macbooks, I don't even need to comment on them.

Then there's Pixar which became huge under him.

The man invented 338 things.

Mal wrote:What MP3 player do you have better than an iPod? And you can change songs while it's still in your pocket, as well as pause, rewind and fast forward.

CollieBuddz wrote:The new headphones have a remote control on so you can do all of those things.

RobbieSavageIsA... wrote:Resurrection, there's an app for....oh wait, no there isn't.

ResurrectionRooney wrote:

CollieBuddz wrote:The new headphones have a remote control on so you can do all of those things.

My headphones are much better than iPod headphones.

dena wrote:What a man, RIP.

And RR, the fact that other companies have created "better" MP3 players, "better" tablets, and "better" smart phones is probably a tribute to the people at apple who have dominated the industry over the last decade through innovation and incredible design. He deserves to be applauded for bringing Apple out of the dead and making them quite possibly the World's most popular company. You're pip-ping right now.

Jobs was fired from Apple in 1985 as the company lost its way and Microsoft-powered PCs seemed destined to dominate the market. When he returned to the company in 1997, the troubled firm was worth just $2bn. He led a renaissance at the company, focusing on design and innovation and setting what seemed like impossibly ambitious targets.

Starting with the brightly coloured iMac, Apple redefined the consumer electronics market at a time when the internet was just going mainstream. The iMac was followed by the iPod, which revolutionised the music industry. Then came the iPhone and the iPad. Each new release has driven Apple to new heights. But while there have been misses – Apple TV looks like a dud – the brand has become synonymous with style and innovation.

One of Jobs's early goals was to surpass Dell. When Jobs returned to Apple Michael Dell was asked what he would do in Jobs's position: "What would I do? I'd shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders," he said.

In January 2006, with a value of $72.1bn, Apple surpassed Dell. In May last year, Apple achieved a huge milestone, passing Microsoft in market capitalisation.

Microsoft (presently valued at $205bn) was the largest company in the world by market capitalisation for two years in the late 1990s. Now Apple has left all its tech peers behind and is jostling for position with the oil industry's biggest beast.

Mal wrote:

Jobs was fired from Apple in 1985 as the company lost its way and Microsoft-powered PCs seemed destined to dominate the market. When he returned to the company in 1997, the troubled firm was worth just $2bn. He led a renaissance at the company, focusing on design and innovation and setting what seemed like impossibly ambitious targets.

Starting with the brightly coloured iMac, Apple redefined the consumer electronics market at a time when the internet was just going mainstream. The iMac was followed by the iPod, which revolutionised the music industry. Then came the iPhone and the iPad. Each new release has driven Apple to new heights. But while there have been misses – Apple TV looks like a dud – the brand has become synonymous with style and innovation.

One of Jobs's early goals was to surpass Dell. When Jobs returned to Apple Michael Dell was asked what he would do in Jobs's position: "What would I do? I'd shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders," he said.

In January 2006, with a value of $72.1bn, Apple surpassed Dell. In May last year, Apple achieved a huge milestone, passing Microsoft in market capitalisation.

Microsoft (presently valued at $205bn) was the largest company in the world by market capitalisation for two years in the late 1990s. Now Apple has left all its tech peers behind and is jostling for position with the oil industry's biggest beast.