A Steve Jobs Response

After reading my article about collecting music, you could understand why I am still pretty shaken up by the unfortunate passing of Steve Jobs. I currently have several products that Mr. Jobs single handedly unveiled to the world. My first crossing with an Apple® product was more than a decade ago, when I sat in front of a Macintosh ever since I have been hooked.
 The first Apple® product I owned was an ipod, which needed to be replaced by a larger capacity 60gb –black of course. I have a fondness for music and a collection that is multiple terabytes in size, and because of the ease of cycling different artist and albums onto the device, it was a no brainer to go with an Apple® product.
 Now I am no fanbois but with the release of the iphone 4, it was time to update the cell phone. After researching several brand and products it was apparent that iphone was the winner. Again black, since the white version was unattainable. This device has revolutionized the complexities of technology and whittled it down to the well rounded, user friendly, and powerful smart phone.
 Where Steve Jobs shines was his ability drive his team to develop products we never knew we needed. His uncanny ability to pitch the next generation device was spot on, even if we did not necessarily need he made us want it anyways. Another talent Mr. Jobs had was his persistence to insure the patent rights and contractual obligations were obeyed. His stern hand enabled Apple® to grow, prosper, and encourage rivals to push technologies to through the ceiling.
 He left us with millions of personal devices, software, and hardware, but he also left us with all of the competition scrambling to evolve and keep pace. Even if you have never owned an Apple® product you still owe Apple® and Steve Jobs gratitude. He allowed Microsoft® to integrate Office™ with Apple’s operating system. Jobs’ marketing, research & develop teams, the genius bar, and things like itunes™, quicktime™, and almost immune operating system all encourage advance not only for Apple® but for the technology industry as a whole.
Although, Apple’s questionable choice to move production outside of the United States, and the not so perfect production conditions (that have yet to come under serious criticisms), Apple® still remains a top company. This can be seen when ever one checks the current stock price of AAPL.
 Even though it was apparent Jobs was ill, and his time was running slim we all must take a deep look into our own selves and see what we can be, not what we are. Steve Jobs was a college drop out, a nobody, a “geek,” somebody that took it upon himself to make a difference. He created his dreams, he employed dreamers, and he will always be remembered by who, how, and why he made the people of the world closer and more connected each other in a extremely individualistic society.