{"id":4876,"date":"2011-10-05T22:37:07","date_gmt":"2011-10-06T03:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcitement.com\/?p=4876"},"modified":"2011-10-17T10:06:13","modified_gmt":"2011-10-17T15:06:13","slug":"farewell-steve-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techcitement.com\/uncategorized\/farewell-steve-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"Farewell, Steve Jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"
Sad news arrived in the tech world this evening. A titan of the industry, probably the single most influential and publicly recognizable figure in consumer electronics over the last decade has passed from this world. I speak of course of Steve Jobs<\/a>.<\/p>\n His passing was not unanticipated. Jobs had battled with cancer for years, and his recent resignation<\/a> as CEO of Apple was widely assumed to be the result of his failing health. Still, it was expected that he would have a role at Apple<\/a> for at least a while longer. Jobs\u2019s death leaves a hole in the company\u2019s public face that will not be filled for a long time.<\/p>\n In a sad coincidence, Steve Jobs\u2019s passing comes one day after the latest release of the iPhone, probably the most significant and industry-changing product overseen by the Apple co-founder during his tenure as CEO. The new product was the first major launch announced by Jobs\u2019s hand-picked replacement, Tim Cook. Cook\u2019s very next public communication following the iPhone announcement was his letter<\/a> to Apple employees regarding the death of his predecessor.<\/p>\n Jobs\u2019s career was a roller-coaster ride of innovation. His success lay in a combination of brilliant design and a willingness to take risks. Jobs developed products in anticipation of markets that would want them, rather than following into the existing markets. Not every innovation was a success, but the combination of new ideas revolutionized mobile computing over the last five years in ways no one could have anticipated. It was a fearless approach to business that shook the world.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve personally owned only one Apple product, a third gen iPod. Just a few years ago, my view of this man would have been best defined by my Android-fanboy hatred of all things Apple. Steve Jobs represented the face of my arch-nemesis. But looking back there really is only one thing I can honestly say.<\/p>\n