Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple is dead
By Om Malik Oct. 5, 2011, 4:48pm PT
"Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of Steve. His greatest love was for his wife, Laurene, and his family. Our hearts go out to them and to all who were touched by his extraordinary gifts. [Apple]
Steve Jobs, co-founder and till recently the chief executive officer of Apple Inc (a AAPL) has passed away, news that was confirmed by Apple minutes ago.
More to follow."
My 2 Cents:
I feel the end of an era has come with Microsoft's Bill Gates leaving his empire building firm a few years ago and now, the other shoe has fallen. Steve Jobs' reign as The Apple King has passed away. Having worked for Apple for a short time, fresh out of Tech School for PC's, (I know, I know, it's along story), I cannot say I approved of the way the company treated us compared to Microsoft’s Googlesque treatment of its crème de la crème.
But all due respect is, in fact, due to Steve Jobs who decided that the MSB, ( most significant bit), would be the first one read by the hard drive, not the LSB, (least significant bit), as all PC’s read data. This, we were told in tech school, was the fundamental difference between Mac and PC and hence, why they could not run, (at least when I was in school), each other’s programs. Of course that has all changed and there is much, much more distinction between Mac and PC these days as you most likely already know. Sorry to sound glib or over simplify the life’s work of a truly magnificent man, of who’s proverbial boot straps I am not worthy to loosen. Maybe it hasn’t sunken in yet.
It begs the question, how’s it gonna be without you, (Steve Jobs)?
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