Steve Jobs Dies
The technology world lost a great leader today with the passing of Steve Jobs.
Since his return in 1996 (when NeXT was acquired) Apple became a new company. The iPod was an unqualified success and became synonymous with the MP3 market. The list of failed competitors is longer than most teenagers’ playlists. Not only was the device easier to use, it was well constructed and fashionable with its sleek appearance.
Steve Jobs ruled the company with an iron fist and security in Cupertino would rival a government agency. The design improvements trickled through the entire product line with the introduction of the colorful iMac, the aluminium unibody laptops and the now ubiquitous iPhone.
His personal style was very simple; a black mock turtleneck and jeans. His taste in cars was classy; a silver Mercedes coupe with no plates (and always parked illegally in a handicap spot in front of Apple headquarters). His taste in technology; impeccable.
