Steve Jobs has passed away

*Raph's Girl* · 10-05-2011, 06:48 PM

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/ste...ry?id=14383813

This is being confirmed across the boards and on Apple.com. It's official folks. The cancer got him.

*oldmanwinters* · 10-05-2011, 06:50 PM

Holy Cow. I knew about his cancer, but I just didn't expect it to happen so soon. He was truly one of the visionaries of the twentieth and twenty-first century.

*Slap-Happy* · 10-05-2011, 06:51 PM

Holy sh*t...

This feels kinda weird right now..

*XERO* · 10-05-2011, 07:07 PM

Another legend gone. RIP, Steve.

*Cowabunga Carl* · 10-05-2011, 07:18 PM

He was a giant in the technology world. Turned Apple into the one to beat. His genius will be missed. My condolences go out to his family and those who knew him.

*Katie* · 10-05-2011, 07:20 PM

Without him it's likely none of us would be looking at this board at all. He truly changed the world.

*Cowabunga Carl* · 10-05-2011, 07:25 PM

I use Apple products on a daily bases. They have become so ingrained in my everyday life I don't know what I'd do without them. That is in part because of how versatile and all the gadgets he pushed for them to make.

愛 · 10-05-2011, 08:18 PM

I will keep all of my Windows-based PC's vs. Mac arguments to myself this time.

Rest in peace, Steve Jobs. You had some weird business models, but you were integral in bringing the personal computer to the average consumer.

**Jester** · 10-05-2011, 08:59 PM

Man, this is a shock. I knew he was fighting cancer, but I didn't expect it to take it's toll so quickly.

*Katie* · 10-05-2011, 09:04 PM

It really wasn't that quick....he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer 8 years ago. The 1 year survival rate on that is 20%. The 5 year survival rate is 4%. He lived 8. Pretty amazing really

*Roseangelo* · 10-05-2011, 09:04 PM

I love my iPhone and I plan on getting the iPhone 4S next week. I just got my first Mac computer, the MacBook Air, a couple months ago and it's amazing. Such sad news.

*oldmanwinters* · 10-05-2011, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Katie

It really wasn't that quick....he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer 8 years ago. The 1 year survival rate on that is 20%. The 5 year survival rate is 4%. He lived 8. Pretty amazing really

Yeah, his 2005 commencement address at Stanford (where he mentions how he dealt with the news) is really amazing. They've been playing clips of it on CNN all night.

I figured once he resigned as Apple's CEO that his health might have gotten worse, but I figured he'd still be around for a few more years continuing the fight as he had been doing.

*pannoni1* · 10-05-2011, 09:10 PM

We're embedded with technology that even five years ago (iPhones, "Apps", "Twitter", e-readers) on a daily basis that it consistantly can make people forget that HUMANS create these, and humans must someday pass on. Remember, there is no tech in heaven, just your good old soul with lots of love. RIP and may God bless you, Mr. Jobs regardless who you believe in.

**Machias Banshee** · 10-05-2011, 09:11 PM

This is so sad...

He was an amazing individual. I remember them teaching us about him back in school Many Many years ago. We had no idea how much life would change...

Dirty Blond · 10-05-2011, 09:13 PM

Conditions are so terrible at the Foxconn factory in China, where Apple products are assembled, workers have to now promise not to kill themselves after as many as a dozen people committed suicide there a few years ago.

Let's not pretend he wasn't a peddler of slave goods.

*Slap-Happy* · 10-05-2011, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Dirty Blond

Conditions are so terrible at the Foxconn factory in China, where Apple products are assembled, workers have to now promise not to kill themselves after as many as a dozen people committed suicide there a few years ago.

Let's not pretend he wasn't a peddler of slave goods.

The man is dead. Why don't you just stop being an asshole and show some respect.

**Jester** · 10-05-2011, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Katie

It really wasn't that quick....he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer 8 years ago. The 1 year survival rate on that is 20%. The 5 year survival rate is 4%. He lived 8. Pretty amazing really

True...but he only retired for health reasons recently. That's the short time I was referring to.

Dirty Blond · 10-05-2011, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by The Chicken Whisperer

The man is dead. Why don't you just stop being an asshole and show some respect.

You don't know that. If they can bring back Stockman, maybe they can bring this guy back, too.

**Jester** · 10-05-2011, 10:00 PM

Uh...Right...

*TheCanadiandrome* · 10-06-2011, 01:04 AM

RIP to a Legend in technology!

I'm on my iPad right now!

10-05-2011, 06:48 PM	#1
Raph's Girl Dierna Soul, Reporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jakku Posts: 10,831	Steve Jobs has passed away http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/ste...ry?id=14383813 This is being confirmed across the boards and on Apple.com. It's official folks. The cancer got him. __________________

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oldmanwinters Overlord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Between yesterday and tomorrow! Posts: 15,509	Holy Cow. I knew about his cancer, but I just didn't expect it to happen so soon. He was truly one of the visionaries of the twentieth and twenty-first century. __________________ Experience the TMNT Fan Commentaries! Check out my TMNT fan comic, "Nothing to Fear"! View my sketch work! I'm selling some of my hard-to-find TMNT items!

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10-05-2011, 07:07 PM	#4
XERO Hybrid Theorist Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Alamo City Posts: 8,185	Another legend gone. RIP, Steve. __________________ "Travel at the speed of light... then hit the nitro!"

10-05-2011, 07:20 PM	#6
Katie Just...way too serious. Join Date: May 2005 Location: purgatory Posts: 3,519	Without him it's likely none of us would be looking at this board at all. He truly changed the world. __________________ THE WORLD IS JUST AWESOME

10-05-2011, 07:18 PM	#5
Cowabunga Carl Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 2,384	He was a giant in the technology world. Turned Apple into the one to beat. His genius will be missed. My condolences go out to his family and those who knew him.

10-05-2011, 07:25 PM	#7
Cowabunga Carl Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 2,384	I use Apple products on a daily bases. They have become so ingrained in my everyday life I don't know what I'd do without them. That is in part because of how versatile and all the gadgets he pushed for them to make.

10-05-2011, 08:18 PM	#8
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	I will keep all of my Windows-based PC's vs. Mac arguments to myself this time. Rest in peace, Steve Jobs. You had some weird business models, but you were integral in bringing the personal computer to the average consumer.

10-05-2011, 08:59 PM	#9
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,301	Man, this is a shock. I knew he was fighting cancer, but I didn't expect it to take it's toll so quickly. __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

10-05-2011, 09:04 PM	#10
Katie Just...way too serious. Join Date: May 2005 Location: purgatory Posts: 3,519	It really wasn't that quick....he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer 8 years ago. The 1 year survival rate on that is 20%. The 5 year survival rate is 4%. He lived 8. Pretty amazing really __________________ THE WORLD IS JUST AWESOME

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Roseangelo Emperor Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: California Posts: 9,120	I love my iPhone and I plan on getting the iPhone 4S next week. I just got my first Mac computer, the MacBook Air, a couple months ago and it's amazing. Such sad news.

10-05-2011, 09:10 PM	#13
pannoni1 Foot Elite Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: USA Posts: 3,447	We're embedded with technology that even five years ago (iPhones, "Apps", "Twitter", e-readers) on a daily basis that it consistantly can make people forget that HUMANS create these, and humans must someday pass on. Remember, there is no tech in heaven, just your good old soul with lots of love. RIP and may God bless you, Mr. Jobs regardless who you believe in. __________________ http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/sho...d.php?t=37065- MY WANT LIST TMNT FAN CLUB LINK: http://sot.ag/gCjK/ 30 years of Turtle Power!

10-05-2011, 09:11 PM	#14
Machias Banshee Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 17,163	This is so sad... He was an amazing individual. I remember them teaching us about him back in school Many Many years ago. We had no idea how much life would change...

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Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,301	Uh...Right... __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

10-06-2011, 01:04 AM	#20
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