[Killadelphia]

Originally Posted by startBBtoday

it was more the thought.

Why? People across my facebook and twitter are acting like their parents died.

[pand75]

come on, man. get over yourself. people take shit differently.

[startBBtoday]

Originally Posted by Killadelphia

Why? People across my facebook and twitter are acting like their parents died.

so computers, smart phones, personal music devices, those don't impact or affect your life greatly? even if you don't use apple products, you have to know that basically all current operating systems are direct derivatives of the original mac os.

[Killadelphia]

Originally Posted by pand75

come on, man. get over yourself. people take shit differently.

I guess. Just never got that obsessed over celebrity deaths, news, etc. And it was more or less about people being so consumed with technology. Treating an Iphone as if it is their first child.

[Killadelphia]

Originally Posted by startBBtoday

so computers, smart phones, personal music devices, those don't impact or affect your life greatly? even if you don't use apple products, you have to know that basically all current operating systems are direct derivatives of the original mac os.

I have Apple products. They're quality products. They're not the world though.

[MyBestFiend]

It depends on the person. I'm sad he died, and I respect him and what he did a lot, but the only Apple products I've ever owned are iPods. If someone like Paul McCartney died I'd probably be devastated. Someone like my uncle who's a computer programmer and has owned Macs since the 1980s will take this a lot harder than I will.

[startBBtoday]

yeah, but to say what steve jobs created didn't "affect your life" you're seriously out of your fucking mind. how many hours a day do you spend on your computer or your phone?

[Drew Beringer]

Originally Posted by Max_123

yeah but i wonder if it's going to scare off investors and whatnot

Tim Cook has been running the company behind the scenes since Jobs was sick, it's nothing new, the company will be fine.

[Drew Beringer]

Steve Jobs was a visionary and true pioneer, whether it's the Apple products or Pixar, he is a legend, one of the greatest minds to ever live.

[Killadelphia]

Originally Posted by startBBtoday

yeah, but to say what steve jobs created didn't "affect your life" you're seriously out of your fucking mind. how many hours a day do you spend on your computer or your phone?

You're missing my point. I'm talking about the people that are so technologically consumed that they care more about their cell phone/computer/etc than the people/life around them.

The people that need every fresh new piece of technology as it comes out.

I probably shouldn't have released such a general post to a specific group, but whatever too late now. Really just talking to the people who are so obsessed with it.

[preppyak]

Originally Posted by Drew Beringer

Steve Jobs was a visionary and true pioneer, whether it's the Apple products or Pixar, he is a legend, one of the greatest minds to ever live.

Yeah, that's why I am sad he is gone. He's not so great necessarily because of the technology (other people are more responsible for that), its the vision and ability to see potential in unusual ideas. Pixar was a failed computer company that became the gold standard for animation. A lot of the stuff like the iPod, iMac, etc were ideas other execs had scrapped as odd or silly, and they became cornerstones. There's a limited number of people with that kind of vision.

[preppyak]

Originally Posted by Killadelphia

I probably shouldn't have released such a general post to a specific group, but whatever too late now. Really just talking to the people who are so obsessed with it.

See, I am far more bothered by shit like the Michael Jackson death breaking the internet. While he transcended being just a musician, there is almost nothing Michael Jackson did that changed my life in any drastic way. Thriller was cool...that's basically all I have. Jobs on the other hand has a HUGE influence on my life, because his OS and programs allow me to do video editing way easier. I imagine the same is true for many people, in terms of how they connect with other people and how they live their lives, compared to your normal "celebrity" death.

[troubledbyinsects]

Originally Posted by Drew Beringer

Steve Jobs was a visionary and true pioneer, whether it's the Apple products or Pixar, he is a legend, one of the greatest minds to ever live.

Absolutely.

[CarlosLunes]

Originally Posted by Drew Beringer

Tim Cook has been running the company behind the scenes since Jobs was sick, it's nothing new, the company will be fine.

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[Eich696]

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