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| Tributes paid to Steve Jobs in at the Apple flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York. http://pearls-reflection.blogspot.com |
The recent passing of Steve Jobs has brought an outpouring of tributes to the late technology guru. At the Apple flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York, tributes in the form of flowers, apples, pictures, signs and other items were laid on the steps at the entrance of the store.
A friend commented that some of the apples presented were of the granny smith types instead of the macintosh variety. Nevertheless, the "fans" were sincere in their respects paid to the late technology whiz. Inside the store, it was as crowded as usual with a long wait at the genius bars.
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| Tributes paid to Steve Jobs in at the Apple flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York. http://pearls-reflection.blogspot.com |
I first learnt of Steve Jobs when he appeared on the cover on Times magazine celebrating the success of the first generation of Mac computers. Over the years, I read about his eventual ouster from Apple and then his foray into building the Next computers and then establishing the Pixar graphics studio. Pixar was eventually bought out by Disney leading him to be the biggest shareholder in Disney.
Steve Jobs' return to Apple gave way to a phoenix-like trajectory of the company into the upper echelon of America's most successful and valuable companies. The trailblazing sleek design and ease of use of the iPod, iPhone and iPad products made him a household name.
Steve Jobs, the Thomas Edison of our era, passed on too soon. His upcoming biography Steve Jobs
(currently a best seller already while on pre-order on Itunes and Amazon) would probably be a fascinating read. RIP Steve Jobs.
I had to go to the Genius Bar at the Cherry Creek Apple store in Denver this week - many tributes there, too - notes left all over the glass front of the store. Jobs was indeed a visionary who believed in service to the customer.
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