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[Biowatch]

OT Guillermo's Technology Corner - iPhone 5 [humor]
I don't think he'd mind:

RIP Steve

Yes, creative to the last.
Simple Apple computers began the popular market in schools.
Apple attracts a lot of top talent.
He will be missed.

[10nisman]

Really sad. Such a shame that arguably the brightest businessman/technologist in the history of the world has passed away at such a young age.

Very sad indeed, however, I would argue he's no where near the brightest businessman in the history of the world. Not even close. He definitely accomplished some revolutionary technological things however the vast majority of his latest successes weren't revolutionary or visionary (iPod - MP3 players were around well before the iPod was ever introduced, iPad - first tablet computer came out in 2001 nearly a decade before the iPad, etc.). The recent successes of Apple are largely great marketing feats similar to Nike back in its hay day versus developing new revolutionary products, IMHO.

[Biowatch]

Jobs: Xerox PARC, Apple, and the truth about innovation.

The invention of the mouse.

ANNALS OF BUSINESS

Creation Myth

Xerox PARC, Apple, and the truth about innovation.

by Malcolm Gladwell
IIn late 1979, a twenty-four-year-old entrepreneur paid a visit to a research center in Silicon Valley called Xerox parc. He was the co-founder of a small computer startup down the road, in Cupertino. His name was Steve Jobs.

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/05/16/110516fa_fact_gladwell