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    Steve Jobs died. Where do you think Apple will go from here?


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    What in the. I didn't know he was that ill. Poor dude.

    Apple will be fine. Bitches love macbooks.

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    Apple will go... uhm... make more things that start with "i".

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jiro View Post
    What in the. I didn't know he was that ill. Poor dude.
    This is where I point out that his health has been deteriorating for years.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cim View Post
    Steve Jobs died. Where do you think Apple will go from here?
    Didn't he resign weeks ago?

    I don't see them changing from their "release gadget with very minor upgrades everyone else already has every year" business plan.

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    The world lost one of its most influential people today. I'd like to think Apple will still continue to innovate the technology market while everyone else just tries to catch up to them.

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    Within an hour of hearing about his death I'm playing with an iPad. And he'll never know that I take back all the bad things I said about it. Whee, Cut the Rope is a fun game!

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    Hell yeah that game is fun.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vivi22 View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Jiro View Post
    What in the. I didn't know he was that ill. Poor dude.
    This is where I point out that his health has been deteriorating for years.
    Don't pay much attention to Apple. Paid even less to its (former) CEO. Poor guy. Makes his appearance at that other product release or w/e a few weeks ago all the more inspiring and/or insane.

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    This situation kind of reminds me of President Shinra in FF VII, when (SPOILER)he was killed by Sephiroth and his son took over and began controlling the people with fear and ruining the planet, etc etc.

    But that probably won't happen. Some new guy will prolly take his place and ruin everything Steve Jobs had going and fail.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cim View Post
    Steve Jobs died. Where do you think Apple will go from here?
    Is the future of Apple products really the first thought you had when you heard the news?

    It's surreal and really striking to think that a man who has had such a staggering list of accomplishments could have died today at the age of 56. Just... really weird to think about. I mean logically I understand that cancer doesn't just skip over the rich and powerful, but it's still strange to see someone with the kind of resources that he had, with so much intelligence and talent succumb to the disease. I'm not a super hardcore Apple fan. But I do love my ipod and my Mac Pro and my iPad. And Pixar is like my favorite studio in the world. Individually, these things are impressive innovations. But combined, wowza. I know almost nothing of his personal life, but his professional accomplishments were extraordinary. I don't think it's hyperbole when people say that he was a game changer.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brunettepudding View Post
    This situation kind of reminds me of President Shinra in FF VII, when (SPOILER)he was killed by Sephiroth and his son took over and began controlling the people with fear and ruining the planet, etc etc.










    EDIT: Oh yeah, unfortunate to die at 56. But less of the calling him a great inventor and innovator and comparing him to Einstein and Marie Curie. He was a man who was great at was he did, and he was a businessman and marketeer.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Old Manus View Post
    EDIT: Oh yeah, unfortunate to die at 56. But less of the calling him a great inventor and innovator and comparing him to Einstein and Marie Curie. He was a man who was great at was he did, and he was a businessman and marketeer.
    But he was those things. He literally changed (or at least was partially responsible for changing) how people view and interact with the world.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NorthernChaosGod View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Cim View Post
    Steve Jobs died. Where do you think Apple will go from here?
    Didn't he resign weeks ago?

    I don't see them changing from their "release gadget with very minor upgrades everyone else already has every year" business plan.
    I believe he resigned cause he knew he was going to die. His statement was something like because he was unable to operate as CEO of a large organisation aka too ill to function.
    I made one myself for a change! Although you can probably tell that..

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    Quote Originally Posted by Miriel View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Cim View Post
    Steve Jobs died. Where do you think Apple will go from here?
    Is the future of Apple products really the first thought you had when you heard the news?
    No, I'm just terrible at thread topics. Problem?


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