Steve Jobs passes away

October 14, 2011

The sad passing of Steve Jobs at the age of just 56 has seen countless articles, T.V. shows and people paying tribute to a visionary person who has helped to change the world that we live in. Steve Jobs has helped to shape and change multiple industries including computers, film, music and phones.    

 

It was this attitude that has provided us with so many of the things we now use in our everyday lives. The iPod was launched in 2001 and many of the experts of the day were not very unimpressed. Tim Deal, a Technology Business Research analyst said that "I question the company's ability to sell into a tight consumer market right now at the iPod's current price". Stephen Baker from NPD Intellect predicted that the device would have trouble carving out a niche in the market. Whilst tech website MacSlash said "The iPod sells for an absolutely hideously outrageous $399 and will be available to the two people who buy them at that price". Steve thought otherwise and Apple went ahead with the launch. Apple has now sold over 275 million iPods worldwide - Steve Jobs intrinsically knew that it was time for a change. Apple then went on to launch the iPhone and the iPad which Steve was heavily involved with and these devices had and still have phenomenal support around the globe..  



Steve credited the prospect of his imminent demise from cancer in 2005 for sharpening his focus and the most important tool he ever encountered in making the big choices in life. "Almost everything else melts away in the face of death leaving only what’s truly important" he said.  



Steve Job’s legacy will be forever etched in the technology world and to many people he will be remembered as being a person who lived his life doing all the things that were important to him.

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