Steve Jobs died yesterday. This news should not be new to you.
It has not been easy for many, myself included. Perhaps it should be but it's not. Steve represented more than Apple. He represented innovation. He represented progress. He represented fanatical devotion.
Here's what I posted to Facebook a few hours after hearing the news:
You might not own a Mac, an iPod, pad, or phone, but Steve Jobs had an impact on your life. Your school may have had Macs thanks to their support of education, your phone is probably inspired by theirs.
And if you've ever seen a Pixar movie a part or your life has been touched by Jobs. This isn't about business, it's about a man who changed history and the lives of most.
There are certain people we don't want to believe are mortal. Due to brilliance, humility, prowess, or something undefinable we like to think that for some people "their time" is never. That they have had hardships before but always come through. And, eventually, they do die. Because they are mortal.
But they live on. They live on in the minds and subsequently the actions of others. They live on as representations of the very best and inspiration for future generations to be even better.
So we now owe it to Steve to keep innovating, keep pushing the envelope and keep changing the world.
RIP Steve Jobs. He changed everything. Again. And Again. And Again.
An unreleased version of "Think Different" narrated by Steve Jobs. (via)
You all hve seen his 2005 Stanford Commencment adress but it is worth posting again. Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish.