Steve Jobs

MintzMachete · #1 08-25-2011, 12:42 AM

Insert ajuk fanboy sobbing here

MintzMachete · #2 08-25-2011, 12:43 AM

But seriously best of luck to mr jobs, one of the greatest business minds of the last 30 years

mikesol · #3 08-25-2011, 12:54 AM

Yup moved for ya.

Hope he's alright. Sounds like his health is pretty bad

Evan20000 · #4 08-25-2011, 01:05 AM

I heard he stepped down as CEO. What happened?

Ribilla · #5 08-25-2011, 01:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Evan20000

I heard he stepped down as CEO. What happened?

He's been quite ill for a while. This is just him stepping down because he doesn't think he'll get well enough to be CEO again. I think he's been on leave since January anyway.

MintzMachete · #6 08-25-2011, 01:22 AM

rib is correct, per usual... this is terrible news for apple, and another hit to finance... apple stock down big after hours.

hurripilot · #7 08-25-2011, 01:48 AM

tyr · #8 08-25-2011, 02:04 AM

Ajuk999 · #9 08-25-2011, 02:10 AM

His health is pretty bad and has been for years, but it's not like he's leaving Apple - just stepping down as CEO.

rojo · #10 08-25-2011, 02:13 AM

This is the biggest non-news ever. Steve Jobs is still relevant?

anywho..

Boko · #11 08-25-2011, 02:53 AM

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Originally Posted by tyr

How did nobody reply to this?

This is ****ing hilarious

Tyr u are god

Ajuk999 · #12 08-25-2011, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by rojo

This is the biggest non-news ever. Steve Jobs is still relevant?

anywho..

The company he started though has more money than the U.S. government.

EDIT: Actually, Steve Jobs changed the computer world in many ways. He invented things that even PC users use, like the mouse - etc.

hurripilot · #13 08-25-2011, 03:10 AM

That plane isn't crashing, you nubcake, it's performing a highly advanced maneuver that should be impossible for an aircraft without thrust vectoring. It was a reply to my F-14, which could also do crazy **** like that, btw.

rojo · #14 08-25-2011, 03:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Ajuk999

The company he started though has more money than the U.S. government.

EDIT: Actually, Steve Jobs changed the computer world in many ways. He invented things that even PC users use, like the mouse - etc.

Careful, I'm sure your a minor which would make it illegal and you may just choke.

Edit: Also, idc what platform you use they both have their uses (at least in my case in terms of programs).

Boko · #15 08-25-2011, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Ajuk999

EDIT: Actually, Steve Jobs changed the computer world in many ways. He invented things that even PC users use, like the mouse - etc.

You mean he stole the idea for the mouse?

Ok fanboi let's get ready to rumble

Ajuk999 · #16 08-25-2011, 04:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Boko

You mean he stole the idea for the mouse?

Ok fanboi let's get ready to rumble

I have my complaints with Apple as well. But I do think Apple is more efficient with their products/software.

@rojo, I totally agree. That's why I have several PC computers and several Macs.

Smushface · #17 08-25-2011, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Ajuk999

The company he started though has more money than the U.S. government.

Yaaaaa...This just straight up wasn't true.

Ajuk999 · #18 08-25-2011, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Smushface

Yaaaaa...This just straight up wasn't true.

Okay, him and two other guys started Apple.

But it's basically his company.

hurripilot · #19 08-25-2011, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Karl

I was hopeful we had a more mature community.

I wanted to post this here because it rings especially true in this thread. Dying of cancer is not something to be made light of, take it from me. I know you all like to have your little delusions of grandeur, believing that you're some kind of 4chan heroes, bringing truth and light to the world by hating all the right things and all the right people, and it sickens me to my very core. Rojo's first post is especially disgusting, and it points to a severe and crippling lack of common decency that I can't even begin to believe or understand. This isn't 4chan, it's a tiny little insignificant spec of a forum for a game that only a few thousand people are even aware of. Get over yourselves.

Tekn0 · #20 08-25-2011, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by hurripilot

I wanted to post this here because it rings especially true in this thread. Dying of cancer is not something to be made light of, take it from me. I know you all like to have your little delusions of grandeur, believing that you're some kind of 4chan heroes, bringing truth and light to the world by hating all the right things and all the right people, and it sickens me to my very core. Rojo's first post is especially disgusting, and it points to a severe and crippling lack of common decency that I can't even begin to believe or understand. This isn't 4chan, it's a tiny little insignificant spec of a forum for a game that only a few thousand people are even aware of. Get over yourselves.

+1

You see that pale blue dot?? That's us. Picture of our dear(?) planet taken from the Voyager.

rojo · #21 08-25-2011, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by hurripilot

I wanted to post this here because it rings especially true in this thread. Dying of cancer is not something to be made light of, take it from me. I know you all like to have your little delusions of grandeur, believing that you're some kind of 4chan heroes, bringing truth and light to the world by hating all the right things and all the right people, and it sickens me to my very core. Rojo's first post is especially disgusting, and it points to a severe and crippling lack of common decency that I can't even begin to believe or understand. This isn't 4chan, it's a tiny little insignificant spec of a forum for a game that only a few thousand people are even aware of. Get over yourselves.

You know I have a lot of respect for you Hurri, so I'm going to respond to you in a PM.

The tl;dr version: my comment was more from an invention/business perspective. If everybody would(could) read, he's leaving his CEO position to be chairmen of the board. He's still going to have an impact on his company.

Evan20000 · #22 08-25-2011, 02:07 PM

I couldn't care less about the company, but it's a shame he's really sick

Boko · #23 08-25-2011, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by hurripilot

I wanted to post this here because it rings especially true in this thread. Dying of cancer is not something to be made light of, take it from me. I know you all like to have your little delusions of grandeur, believing that you're some kind of 4chan heroes, bringing truth and light to the world by hating all the right things and all the right people, and it sickens me to my very core. Rojo's first post is especially disgusting, and it points to a severe and crippling lack of common decency that I can't even begin to believe or understand. This isn't 4chan, it's a tiny little insignificant spec of a forum for a game that only a few thousand people are even aware of. Get over yourselves.

Someone's butthurt? Dying of cancer is no different than dying from anything else in my opinion. Why make a fuss about one person when there's so many more dying?

Dying is dying, get over yourself hurri.

Evan20000 · #24 08-25-2011, 04:10 PM

Dying of cancer is incredibly slow and very painful. Not all dying is equal.

Smushface · #25 08-25-2011, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Ajuk999

Okay, him and two other guys started Apple.

But it's basically his company.

Not even that. It was just a stupid comparison. It's like saying some homeless guy has more money than me cause he has 20$ in his tin can and I have 5$ in my wallet.

Ajuk999 · #26 08-25-2011, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Smushface

Not even that. It was just a stupid comparison. It's like saying some homeless guy has more money than me cause he has 20$ in his tin can and I have 5$ in my wallet.

lol...

Apple literally has more money than the US government...

Smushface · #27 08-25-2011, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Ajuk999

lol...

Apple literally has more money than the US government...

Oh ****, you're right.

US government has $14.6 trillion in debt. I'm literally worth more than the US government!

I live at 3000 feet above see level. This means I'm 3006 feet tall!! I'm literally the TALLLLESSTTT MAN IN THE WORLLLLLLLDDDDD!!!!!

I have just as many NBA championship rings as Lebron James!! This means I'm literally one of the best basketball players ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Evan20000 · #28 08-25-2011, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Smushface

Oh ****, you're right.

US government has $14.6 trillion in debt. I'm literally worth more than the US government!

I live at 3000 feet above see level. This means I'm 3006 feet tall!! I'm literally the TALLLLESSTTT MAN IN THE WORLLLLLLLDDDDD!!!!!

I have just as many NBA championship rings as Lebron James!! This means I'm literally one of the best basketball players ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!

If fishes live under the sea, this means they are negative X feet tall. My mind is blown and physics are defied! :O

Ajuk999 · #29 08-25-2011, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Smushface

Oh ****, you're right.

US government has $14.6 trillion in debt. I'm literally worth more than the US government!

I live at 3000 feet above see level. This means I'm 3006 feet tall!! I'm literally the TALLLLESSTTT MAN IN THE WORLLLLLLLDDDDD!!!!!

I have just as many NBA championship rings as Lebron James!! This means I'm literally one of the best basketball players ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!

I take it you didn't like my comment lol

Demuyt · #30 08-25-2011, 06:43 PM

My father was slowly dying from cancer, and the pain got to such a point that he chose to be euthanized. Not all death is equal.

ModernArcher · #31 08-26-2011, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Demuyt

My father was slowly dying from cancer, and the pain got to such a point that he chose to be euthanized. Not all death is equal.

sowwy
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Element · #32 08-26-2011, 04:16 AM

<<<iQuit>>>

corrado33 · #33 08-26-2011, 12:42 PM

The immaturity of this forum is amazing.... The fact that you don't like a company keeping you from feeling sympathy for someone who is most likely dying is sickening.

Whether you like it or not, Jobs brought apple to where it is today. Which is amazing considering the competition and obstacles he had to overcome. You say he stole ideas, others say he was a visionary. Since when is stealing ideas NOT part of a huge corperation? If the other phone companies didn't steal ideas from apples iPhone, they'd still be far behind.

So, quit with the annoying remarks and respect the man for what he did.

Ribilla · #34 08-26-2011, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by corrado33

The immaturity of this forum is amazing.... The fact that you don't like a company keeping you from feeling sympathy for someone who is most likely dying is sickening.

Whether you like it or not, Jobs brought apple to where it is today. Which is amazing considering the competition and obstacles he had to overcome. You say he stole ideas, others say he was a visionary. Since when is stealing ideas NOT part of a huge corperation? If the other phone companies didn't steal ideas from apples iPhone, they'd still be far behind.

So, quit with the annoying remarks and respect the man for what he did.

I'm obviously sad that Jobs is ill, but this doesn't excuse things like the questionable labour apple uses. He is a great man, but being sick isn't a reason to forget the wrongs people have committed. Apple workers in sweatshops have died due to poisoning, I think we should be as sad for them as for Steve Jobs.

Evan20000 · #35 08-26-2011, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Ribilla

I'm obviously sad that Jobs is ill, but this doesn't excuse things like the questionable labour apple uses. He is a great man, but being sick isn't a reason to forget the wrongs people have committed. Apple workers in sweatshops have died due to poisoning, I think we should be as sad for them as for Steve Jobs.

To be fair, he may not have even known about people dying in the sweatshops until it hit the media. Corporations like Apple have a long, long, long chain of command. Despite this, I still don't like their products. Mr. Jobs still has my deepest sympathies. Nobody should be forced to suffer like that before they die imo.

Ribilla · #36 08-26-2011, 05:12 PM

Willing to bet he knew that they were using Gandhi in their advertising whilst exploiting third world labour.

Tekn0 · #37 08-26-2011, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Ribilla

Willing to bet he knew that they were using Gandhi in their advertising whilst exploiting third world labour.

lolwut?! Using Gandhi in Apple Ads?? Wow, Not seen any of them.

Ribilla · #38 08-26-2011, 06:00 PM

The ad campaign was run at the same time Jobs came back to the company after the merger of NeXT and Apple.

Tekn0 · #39 08-26-2011, 06:13 PM

Ahh, interesting. Thanks for the ad pic.

@ corrado33
I don't think anyone on this thread is happy about Jobs state of ill health. People are only questioning his business ethics.

Smushface · #40 08-26-2011, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Tekn0

@ corrado33
I don't think anyone on this thread is happy about Jobs state of ill health. People are only questioning his business ethics.

Seriously. Google didn't spend $12.5 billion on Motorola for gits and shiggles.