Remembering Steve
Dear Universe,
I remember when it all started, moving that turtle around on the screen in elementary school.
I remember programming Basic on an Apple ][.
I remember seeing Toy Story.
I remember my Dad giving me an iPod for Christmas.
I remember sitting in the audience listening to Steve give a eulogy for Mac OS Classic at WWDC.
I remember seeing him so incredibly excited to give a “small token” of appreciation at the Apple all-hands by giving everyone an iPod shuffle.
I remember seven years ago sitting in my office on the third floor of Apple’s main campus when (ding!) an e-mail from Steve Jobs lands in my inbox.
I remember him beginning the e-mail simply with the word “Team”.
I remember thinking this was a company-wide e-mail but it still had a very personal, human tone.
I remember seeing the words pancreatic cancer.
I remember falling prey to his reality distortion field, particularly his optimism about beating this thing.
Damn!
I really wish his reality was our reality…
This evening I stopped by the Apple campus to pay my respects and remember Steve. I was not alone.
The parking lot was packed. There was a vigil. A bench with flowers, candles, and an iPad with Steve’s photo on display.
Silence. Sadness. Loss.
Steve, you touched our lives in so many personal, delightful, and emotional ways. Thanks for thinking different!
You will be missed!
Walter
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He came into this world with nothing and left after changing so many lives.
Not many can say they did that.
M
That’s a great tribute Walter.
an incredible loss for this entire planet. Steve will be missed, his visions can never be reached again, we will literally struggle to be half as innovative as he was.
‘fair winds and following seas’
dan, scuba_
He made us a genius too!
Steve Jobs Day
http://stevejobsday2011.com/
“We join with the rest of the world in saying goodbye to an amazing innovator.
We launched this project on September 23, 2011 as a thank you to a man whose work has impacted so many lives. In light
of his passing, we hope that Steve Jobs Day will be celebrated as a tribute to his life and the legacy he leaves behind.
On the date of Friday, 10/14/2011,
Wear a black turtleneck to work. To school. Anywhere and everywhere. (You can even go full Steve and wear blue jeans and tennis shoes.)”
Despicable that Ansca should use this as an opportunity send out a mass-mail to your clients. Grieving on a blog is one thing but mass-mailing is unacceptable. The loss of a great person like Steve Jobs is being turned into a cheap marketing gimmick.
[Editor's note: All marketing links were stripped in this week's e-mail newsletter. Just a text copy of this post.]
Thank you Walter, your email brought tears to my eyes.
Thank you Walter for your kind words in remembering Mr. Jobs. I also want to thank you for showing class in not injecting any links in the newsletter to your site.
Norman