Was Steve Jobs' Death Overshadowed by Silence on Ritchie's Passing?

[lisab]

Only 56 years old.

http://www.apple.com/"

 

[zoobyshoe]

Wow. End of an era!

 

[berkeman]

Holy cow! RIP Steve.

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/business&id=8380577

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[micromass]

Rest in peace, mister Jobs...

 

[lisab]

He put up quite a good fight, but pancreatic cancer is a tough one .

 

[Evo]

It's sad but no surprise.

 

[rootX]

I was joking this morning about how apple will die once Steve Jobs is dead referring to lack of excitement in their recent product launch. kinda of ironic ...

 

[Pengwuino]

Wow... unbelievable.

 

[rhody]

Wow, just heard and LisaB beat me to it by fifteen minutes, so sad, I am glad I wasn't the one to break the news, my wife heard it through FacePlant and I just checked the news. Pancreatic cancer really really sucks, my prayers are with his wife, Laurene, their four children and his close friends.

Rhody...

 

[Astronuc]

Wow! I imagine the doctors told him that he had a month or two to live, hence the rapid succession 6 weeks ago.

RIP, SJ

 

[Ivan92]

His contributions to this world will not be forgotten! It is sad to see such an amazing mind go away! Rest in peace Steve Jobs.

 

[DaveC426913]

My fault.

I was just about to go out and buy a Mac.

 

[Jimmy Snyder]

Insanely bad news.

 

[Evo]

I'm surprised that so many people are surprised by his death since it was well known that he had been battling cancer and was reported to have been losing the battle. When he named his successor, it was bad news.

 

[Jimmy Snyder]

I'm surprised that so many people are surprised by his death since it was well known that he had been battling cancer and was reported to have been losing the battle. When he named his successor, it was bad news.

I don't keep up with these things. I just recently heard the Apple II is out.

 

[micromass]

I'm surprised that so many people are surprised by his death since it was well known that he had been battling cancer and was reported to have been losing the battle. When he named his successor, it was bad news.

I never knew this

 

[Proton Soup]

i'm not surprised at all. there's a photo circulating of him looking like a concentration camp victim with a guy helping him stand. i guess some people may have an idea that if you're rich enough, you can buy whatever medical assistance you need to keep going. but unfortunately, we're just nowhere near that advanced yet.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

It's no surprise, but still hit me like a ton of bricks! The tech world (and entire world) will surely miss Steve! I hope someone starts a cancer foundation in his name.

 

[Astronuc]

There are several foundations devoted to pancreatic cancer research, treatment and support.

http://www.lustgarten.org/

Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research
http://www.pancreatic.org/

National Pancreatic Cancer Foundation
http://pancreaticcancerfoundation.com/


No endorsement expressed or implied. I have not checked them out.

 

[Kevin_Axion]

Not only was Steve Jobs a key component in the founding of Apple but also Pixar. Both Pixar and Apple have had such acts of brilliance in the last decade that will never be forgotten. He was a genius who will live on in this generation and the next.

 

[Willowz]

I'm surprised that so many people are surprised by his death since it was well known that he had been battling cancer and was reported to have been losing the battle. When he named his successor, it was bad news.

The whole time I thought he was winning with it like Armstrong.

 

[flyingpig]

It's sad but no surprise.

Why? He is 56...

 

[WhoWee]

Very sad - RIP Steve.

I still have my Mac SE in storage - runs great - wish I'd kept my NeXT "laptop".

 

[Evo]

Why? He is 56...

Because he had terminal cancer.

 

[Cuauhtemoc]

Why? He is 56...

Because he had pancreatic cancer, one of the most lethal varieties of cancer.
About 80% of people with this kind of cancer die.

 

[Pyrrhus]

Rest in peace, Steve Jobs.

 

[WannabeNewton]

Man I can't imagine life without the things he invented.

 

[phinds]

Yeah, I knew that his love for Apple would never let him relinquish the reins unless he knew he wouldn't be back, so when the announcement came that he was out of there, I was afraid the end was near for him.

Very sad indeed for such a great talent to go so young.

I've always felt that through the years Bill Gates was all about how much money he could make (and was brilliant at it) and Jobs was all about what outstanding products he could create (and was brilliant at it).

I was enormously happy when Apple surpassed Microsoft in money making, to go along with the fact that it had always been miles ahead in its products.

Cheers Steve, you had a hell of a run ...

 

[dlgoff]

RIP Mr. Jobs.

 

[Topher925]

I don't keep up with these things. I just recently heard the Apple II is out.

I know this probably somewhat inhumane of me but I couldn't help lol-ing at that comment.

 

[moonman239]

I don't keep up with these things. I just recently heard the Apple II is out.

Wow, you just gave the phrases "living under a rock" and "living in a cave" a whole new meaning!

 

[Math Is Hard]

Wow, you just gave the phrases "living under a rock" and "living in a cave" a whole new meaning!

Jimmy lives under a rock inside a cave.

 

[moonman239]

Seriously, though, I heard the news earlier. Poor guy.

 

[Math Is Hard]

My favorite picture of him.
http://www.librarising.com/astrology/celebs/images2/S/stevejobs.jpg

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Sad. I've always been a fan of Jobs. Strangely, I've never owned one of his products.

Interestingly, his success can be attributed in part to the Oregon community college system.

Following high school graduation in 1972, Jobs enrolled at Reed College in Portland, Oregon. Although he dropped out after only one semester,[41] he continued auditing classes at Reed, while sleeping on the floor in friends' rooms, returning Coke bottles for food money, and getting weekly free meals at the local Hare Krishna temple.[16] Jobs later said, "If I had never dropped in on that single course in college, the Mac would have never had multiple typefaces or proportionally spaced fonts."[16]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs

 

[lisab]

i'm not surprised at all. there's a photo circulating of him looking like a concentration camp victim with a guy helping him stand. i guess some people may have an idea that if you're rich enough, you can buy whatever medical assistance you need to keep going. but unfortunately, we're just nowhere near that advanced yet.

I used to kind of think that too, until Bill Gates' mom died of breast cancer. Then I realized, oh wow...that crap can kill you, even if you have more money than God.

 

[WhoWee]

I used to kind of think that too, until Bill Gates' mom died of breast cancer. Then I realized, oh wow...that crap can kill you, even if you have more money than God.

Unfortunately - that is the reality.

 

[mathwonk]

that guy changed my life. i could never use a computer until the mac came out. in fact by the same token he changed the world. before him, computers were only used by super geeks. he changed that to read everyone. some people who shall remain nameless got rich selling products that don't work, and disrespecting the user. but he made products that gave power to individuals and enhanced their creativity.

 

[rootX]

I used to kind of think that too, until Bill Gates' mom died of breast cancer. Then I realized, oh wow...that crap can kill you, even if you have more money than God.

Nonetheless everyone will die someday

 

[DoggerDan]

He put up quite a good fight, but pancreatic cancer is a tough one .

Yeah. It took Swayze. That and smoking: "On January 16, he was released from the hospital to rest at home with his wife. On April 19, 2009, doctors informed Swayze that the cancer had again metastasized to his liver. Swayze stated that his chain smoking probably "had something to do with" the development of his disease. Photos taken of a gaunt Swayze in the months before his death showed him continuing to smoke." From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Swayze#Illness_and_death

Did Jobs smoke? Even cigars?

Whether he did or not, he left quite a legacy! I don't know of a single individual who was more successful in putting life-changing technology in the hands of the people.

 

[OmCheeto]

I'm just glad I finally got a Mac, before my brother Steve passed away.

Thank you Steve.

I'm right behind you, and have been by your side, the whole way.

 

[Cuauhtemoc]

that guy changed my life. i could never use a computer until the mac came out. in fact by the same token he changed the world. before him, computers were only used by super geeks. he changed that to read everyone. some people who shall remain nameless got rich selling products that don't work, and disrespecting the user. but he made products that gave power to individuals and enhanced their creativity.

I agree in part, in one hand he did what you said, in the other he sold overpriced computers and gadgets based solely on the idea that the mac was better than everything else.
Even some white IPod headphones were like 50 bucks.
While some people like Bill Gates and the whole idea of the PC actually made computer a lot cheaper to the general public.

 

[issacnewton]

very sad day... i have seen the movie 'pirates of the silicon valley' and the documentary
'triumph of the nerds'... after that i had great respect for him... my favorite picture of him is attached... by the way i could not find the picture of his first girlfriend , Chrisann Brennan. Is she dead too ?

 

[Loren Booda]

Steve Jobs established a real paradigm of knowledge which has streamlined our modern economy and philosophy. Not only was he a true genius but he founded his muse with hands-on work, in the way of Edison.

Jobs serves as a role model to generations. The efficient machines he developed promise to continue improving our environment. Education is helped diversely and exponentially. People with disabilities have been freed thanks to his informational systems. Our world has become both smaller and larger in one stroke.

Right now a kid you know is discovering how a PC can further his/her own inventions.

 

[DoggerDan]

by the way i could not find the picture of his first girlfriend , Chrisann Brennan

http://www.google.com/search?q=chri...X&ei=VGGNTofPNOnh0QH7gOUY&sqi=2&ved=0CDQQsAQ"

 

[Borek]

Apple computers were never popular here, so I don't have a personal connection.

Sill, Jobs was a part of a history long before he died. Sad day indeed.

 

[GregJ]

Nasty way for anyone to go. Rest well Steve.

 

[Jimmy Snyder]

I've always felt that through the years Bill Gates was all about how much money he could make (and was brilliant at it) and Jobs was all about what outstanding products he could create (and was brilliant at it).

I'm sure no one misses Jobs more now than Gates.

 

[russ_watters]

Sad. I've always been a fan of Jobs. Strangely, I've never owned one of his products.

Ditto, but I don't see a contradiction there: his products weren't for me, they were for "the cool kids". More than anything else, Steve Jobs was the nerd who told cool kids what to buy. He was the best salesman the world has ever seen.

He wasn't an inventor, he was an artist: he created attractive packages for existing nerdy products that hadn't yet made it to the mainstream -- and then he told people 'now it is time to buy this' and they did. I suspect Apple will be able to replace his creative vision, but I'm certain there will never be another salesman of his caliber. That's why Apple's stock prices followed his health/involvement in the company.

 

[issacnewton]

http://www.google.com/search?q=chri...X&ei=VGGNTofPNOnh0QH7gOUY&sqi=2&ved=0CDQQsAQ"

that's probably her (chrisann brennan)