Steve Jobs' health has been an important topic of rumours ever since he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in mid-2004. He was treated successfully, and recovered from his ordeal. Ever since then, rumours of possible health problems popped up regularly, which were only ignited further by Apple's recent announcement to drop out of MacWorld San Fransisco, with Steve Jobs not delivering the famous keynote speech coming January. Gizomodo threw a whole lot of oil on the fire today by publishing information which they claim comes from a source which has always been 100% accurate.
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Oh come on. He's not a religious icon for cryin out loud. If it's his time to go then it's his time to go. We all die in due time and Apple will no doubt continue. The world will keep spinning and the sun will keep shining. Get over it .. pansy.
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Does your MacBook love you back? It's a glorified calculator. Seriously.
Aside from his family, the only people who should be in love with Steve Jobs, or consider him sort of hero, are people in the advertising industry, etc.
Come on, he's a businessman, Apple is a company, and they offer decent products. And that's fine. His genius is somehow managing to convince people there's more to it, and that's seriously ******* disturbing.
Believing Apple is anything special is exactly the same thing as believing McDonald's is anything more than a pharmacy specializing in laxatives.
No self-respecting person would say they "believed" in McDonald's, that it is a core component of they are.
Edited 2008-12-31 05:00 UTC
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Aside from his family, the only people who should be in love with Steve Jobs, or consider him sort of hero, are people in the advertising industry, etc.
Come on, he's a businessman, Apple is a company, and they offer decent products. And that's fine. His genius is somehow managing to convince people there's more to it, and that's seriously ******* disturbing.
Believing Apple is anything special is exactly the same thing as believing McDonald's is anything more than a pharmacy specializing in laxatives.
There is a difference between being a creative businessman and being a successfull creative businessman. Jobs is the latter one; he definitely is successfull. As such it is not in any way wrong to idolize him.
You, on the other hand, have somehow cynical view on both Apple/Jobs and McDonald's. So what if McDonald's food is unhealthy? They claim it tastes good and to my opinion it does. Apple claims they do great products with look-and-feel unlike others. To my opinion they do that, too.
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And I'll bet you read romance novels, too. Steve Jobs, bare chested, glistening with sweat, and wielding a sword! ;-)
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Were any of you alive before computers came into common use, before the personal computers were invented? I was. These things became better than was ever imagined.
My macbook allows me to easily write, to make music, to design things, and to communicate instantly with people from all over the world.
The usability is far more fluid than anyone ever dreamt possible in the early days of personal computers.
It may be chic to by cynical. If it were not for the incredible people like Steve Jobs, who have great brains and ambition and then use them to create something fantastic beyond anyone's dreams-- that is beyond heroism. That is astounding.
All you naysayer posters -- WHAT is the greatest thing you ever did? Seriously -- what have you invented that has changed the world?
The Apple has changed the world of film, music, writing, and communication. The main thing is that it has given the extremely talented, intelligent people of the world a tool that is on par with their own great minds. It takes a great mind to know how great a mac is.
ANd yes -- my mac loves me back and gives so much to me.
NO, Steve Jobs is not a religious icon. He is an icon of intelligence, creativity, ambition, and caring for the brains of others enough to give them something wonderful and endlessly challenging.
To whoever wrote about McDonald's -- actually, their breakfast sandwiches are pretty darn tasty. Filled with fat and calories, but tasty and filling.
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1963 here.
No. AI was supposed to be mature by now.
My box allows me to do the things I enjoy doing. And it has nothing to do with Mr. Jobs.
Ditto.
Not so much cynical, as...
... pointing out folks who bow down on their knees to worship businessmen like Jobs.
Glad you like your vibrator.
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What, exactly, has Steve Jobs invented? He sure didnt invent the Mac. He's not the one doing the designs. He's not the one developing new products. Now doubt he's a good businessman who knows who to hire and how to hype products but he hasn't invented anything.
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I think Jobs' main strength is his keen ability to see markets that others don't and target them with forethought and accuracy.
He (Apple) has gotten away with what nobody else has in the face of the Microsoft juggernaut.
Perhaps he knew what to expect from Gates from early on and simply filled some predictable (for him) niches.
Whatever the case, his success is a singular one - unmatched in terms of countering or sidestepping the Windows monopoly.
Heck, who else is actually capable of shaming MS into improving?
LOL
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My God. What a mindless sycophant. "
Boy, I wouldn't touch that keyboard and mouse with a ten foot pole.
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2008-12-31
Steve Jobs is my hero. He is one of the great thinkers and do-ers of all time. I love my macbook. It is my friend, my co-worker, my creative ally, and my lover. Seriously -- and I know this is true for so many people.
NO matter what the condition of Steve's health, I wish he would take some other person and teach them what he knows, take them on as his apprentice.
I cannot thank this man enough for what he has given me. My life is far richer, far more wonderful, than it ever would have been without his work. ANd I know there are so many who share this same truth.
Thanks Steve. My deepest thanks. Sue Basko