Farewell Steve Jobs

It should come as no news that Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, died today just one day after the iPhone 4S was announced at Apple HQ in Cupertino. Love him or hate him, he made a profound impact upon the world of technology with things such as:

• the iPod and the major push into digital music and content with iTunes,
• the iPhone (which set the standard for smartphones back in 2007 and data plans offered by carriers),
• the iPad (the tablet computer that has had other players in the industry scrambling to emulate its success),
• the iMac (maybe not such a big game changer in itself but did spurn the conputer industry from its “beige box syndrome”).

Apple Tribute to Steve Jobs @ apple.com.au

Apple Tribute Statement @ apple.com/au/stevejobs

Boing Boing Tribute @ boingboing.net

Google Tribute @ google.com.au

TWiT Tribute @ twit.tv/show/twit-live-specials/95

Flowers, Apple and Carrots(!) at the Apple Store in Hornsby, NSW Australia

Also worth watching is an address Steve Jobs made to a Stanford University about a year after he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. I particularly like his advice of “stay hungry, stay foolish”.

I don’t think words can adequately express what an impact Steve Jobs has had on the industry directly or indirectly but it’s worth noting that it won’t be the same without him.