Steve Jobs in 2010. Photo courtesy: Matt Yohe, CC 3.0 Unported.
It’s the end of an era. Steve Jobs, former CEO of Apple has died.
It’s not like it was unexpected, he’d appeared ill for some time. However, Jobs had been diagnosed with a rare form of pancreatic cancer in 2004, underwent surgery to remove the tumor and appeared to be on the mend.
Just two years later, his appearance had changed dramatically. He looked gaunt and it raised speculation about his health. Though he worked hard to keep his life private, many were convinced his health was failing fast.
He beat the statistics and lived considerably longer. In fact it was only this past August 24th that he actually resigned as CEO.
Still, he leaves behind an undeniable legacy. Certainly Pixar benefited from his leadership and without him, the alliance with Disney might never have happened…no Toy Story, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo and more.
Then there are the rest of us average Joes who use his products everyday, whether via a iMac, MacBook Pro, iPad or iPhone. He changed the way we communicate e forever.
Although he played down the affect his technology on the world, it’s hard to go through a day without utilizing one of Jobs’ creations.
Steve Jobs was 56 years old.