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[Kung Fu Jedi]

That was a really interesting piece. It's not that things were terrible without Jobs, which is usually how the tale is told, they just weren't anywhere near as spectacular.

How was it not terrible? Before they bought Next and brought Jobs back into the fold to help get OS X on track, the stock was trading below $10 and there was rampant speculation about who was going to buy them.

 

[DataStream]

That was a really interesting piece. It's not that things were terrible without Jobs, which is usually how the tale is told, they just weren't anywhere near as spectacular.

They almost went bankrupt.

 

[dream]

LOL, Live This is My Next Podcast in 15 minutes.

I hope the Joanna Stern gets a chance to share her thoughts on this.

 

[StuBurns]

Whoa, and I was just reading some details of his history earlier today, including his leaves to take care of his health. Dude has the magic touch, best of luck to him.

It's strange timing for me too, someone linked a Jobs interview in a thread earlier, I'd never really seen any of the old Apple stuff, so I watched a documentary about them today.

 

[sikkinixx]

Wow people on tech blog comments are fuckin classless. Seriously, even I'd you hate Apple stuff wishin him dead basically is in poor taste. And denying his immense contribution to the tech world is absurd.

 

[Slayven]

I wonder if that liver Jobs brought was still under warranty?

 

[tehbible]

http://daringfireball.net/2011/08/resigned

his post about Jobs is filled with self serving egotism

hes always talking about 'how right he was'

give me a break gruber. you don't know shit.

 

[OpinionatedCyborg]

Steve Jobs was my life. I whispered his name in my heart a thousand times. He is there. But I can't stop crying.

 

[scorcho]

I wonder if that liver Jobs brought was still under warranty?

sorry, that's a dick fucking post. cancer isn't a joke.

 

[CharminUltra]

This was, I think, Steve Job's finest hour:

http://youtu.be/6uW-E496FXg

I used to have a crappy Treo at the time, so you bet your ass I was f-ing impressed.

Close second:

http://youtu.be/G0FtgZNOD44

 

[numble]

I hope the Joanna Stern gets a chance to share her thoughts on this.

Why? She's like all those G4tv wannabe models and actresses--for eye candy purposes only.

 

[DECK'ARD]

I wonder if that liver Jobs brought was still under warranty?

Not clever.

Not funny.

 

[TheKaeptain]

Why? She's like all those G4tv wannabe models and actresses--for eye candy purposes only.

Knowing dream, that is exactly why.

 

[spiderman123]

Alright Apple, it's my time to shine. Make me your new CEO, my monthly pay will be $500,000 please.

Great deal amirite. ?!

 

[Windu]

well this came out of the blue. I thought he would be around for at least another 5 years running apple.

 

[bionic77]

Not surprising when you consider his medical situation, but always sad to see someone great stopped by an illness.

I am sure Apple will be fine in the short term but investors won't have the same long term confidence they did in Jobs.

 

[buhdeh]

http://daringfireball.net/2011/08/resigned

I guess we all know why Lion sucked so bad now.

 

[dream]

Why? She's like all those G4tv wannabe models and actresses--for eye candy purposes only.

I think the Joanna Stern is one of the brilliant young female voices in technology.

Bloomberg's saying Steve's been confined to his home for the past few weeks but did attend the board meeting today.

 

[jim-jam bongs]

How was it not terrible? Before they bought Next and brought Jobs back into the fold to help get OS X on track, the stock was trading below $10 and there was rampant speculation about who was going to buy them.

I guess my point was that they were just another computer company back then, with the same ups and downs and buy-out rumours and such that other companies routinely experience. After Jobs came back they basically didn't stop growing so it became all up up up which makes the 90s Apple look a lot worse than it was.

Then again, if they really were 3 months from being put out to pasture when he came back then I take back what I said anyway.

 

[wolfmat]

I wonder if that liver Jobs brought was still under warranty?

You're not awesome.

 

[chaostrophy]

Apple's influence moved the tech industry in a terrible direction and a world with a weaker Apple is a better world.

That said (and it did seem a bit weird to say given the chance this is health related), fuck cancer. I wish him a long, healthy retirement.

 

[PeakPointMatrix]

Does this mean we finally get bluray? Please?

 

[Koodo]

Stunning career was stunning. Any company would be lucky to have a guy or girl a tenth as good as Steve.


Poor haters though, what words of hope will they rely on now when Apple continues mercilessly slaying the lessors?

 

[Casp0r]

This was, I think, Steve Job's finest hour:

http://youtu.be/6uW-E496FXg

I used to have a crappy Treo at the time, so you bet your ass I was f-ing impressed.

Close second:

http://youtu.be/G0FtgZNOD44

This is the first time I've ever heard Steve Jobs voice ... weird huh.

 

[leadbelly]

Oh no!

How's he gonna pay the mortgage?

 

[royalan]

So, the dark day has come...

 

[Seraphinianus]

sadly enough, this probably means his health is deteriorating and that he'll die soon.

 

[giga]

I have about 30GB stored of Stevenotes going back to the 80s. Would anybody be interested if they could offer a place to host them?

 

[Interficium]

Apple's influence moved the tech industry in a terrible direction and a world with a weaker Apple is a better world.

Elaborate.

If not apple, then who? Microsoft?

 

[dream]

I have about 30GB stored of Stevenotes going back to the 80s. Would anybody be interested if they could offer a place to host them?

I hope someone takes you up on this because I want them all.

 

[DR3AM]

doesnt he still own half of disney? i know money isnt the problem for him but what kind of job did he have over there?

 

[Ragus]

For introducing iPhone this man will always be a legend to me.

 

[diffusionx]

Back when I got into computers, 1996 or so, Apple was irrelevant. They didn't matter, at all. The company was a laughingstock. Dell in 1997 said the company should close shop and return all the shares.

Now, it's like... holy shit. The only thing I need to complete the Apple set in my house is an iPhone, which I plan to get in a few months. Jobs is amazing, I really hope the company keeps it up.

 

[a Master Ninja]

This was, I think, Steve Job's finest hour:

http://youtu.be/6uW-E496FXg

He talked a big game, but he was 100% on the money.

 

[StuBurns]

doesnt he still own half of disney? i know money isnt the problem for him but what kind of job did he have over there?

No where near half, but he is on the board I believe. I doubt he did much beyond work Apple references into Pixar films though.

 

[The Technomancer]

Apple's influence moved the tech industry in a terrible direction and a world with a weaker Apple is a better world.

That said (and it did seem a bit weird to say given the chance this is health related), fuck cancer. I wish him a long, healthy retirement.

How so? I mean, their laptops were overpriced but its not like they made bad products.

 

[789shadow]

Remember how much Apple's stock plummeted after the rumor that Jobs had died got started?

Yeah. This'll be 10 times worse.

 

[NinjaFridge]

doesnt he still own half of disney? i know money isnt the problem for him but what kind of job did he have over there?

He owns 7% of Disney stock.

 

[Monocle]

I wonder if that liver Jobs brought was still under warranty?

Terrifically poor taste.

 

[Vormund]

I have about 30GB stored of Stevenotes going back to the 80s. Would anybody be interested if they could offer a place to host them?

Whoa. Did you just collect that yourself as time progressed, or did someone else archive it?

 

[giga]

I hope someone takes you up on this because I want them all.

I could do Youtube but them transcoding already poor quality videos from the 80s makes me cringe.

Whoa. Did you just collect that yourself as time progressed, or did someone else archive it?

I stumbled upon an archive of the 80s/90s stuff but have been adding newer ones ever since.

 

[Ragus]

This was, I think, Steve Job's finest hour:

http://youtu.be/6uW-E496FXg

I used to have a crappy Treo at the time, so you bet your ass I was f-ing impressed.

Close second:

http://youtu.be/G0FtgZNOD44

Sometimes I wonder, how smartphones would be like, if it weren't for that 2007 presentation.

 

[Chris R]

I have about 30GB stored of Stevenotes going back to the 80s. Would anybody be interested if they could offer a place to host them?

Setup a torrent. Really easy to setup too, unless you aren't willing to burn 30GB of your bandwidth during the initial seeding (in that case, find someone who is and email a few DVDs).

 

[LCfiner]

Sometimes I wonder, how smartphones would be like, if it weren't for that 2007 presentation.

we’d all be looking forward to the new blackberries

 

[JAVK]

.

 

[Tobor]

we’d all be looking forward to the new blackberries

No way, man. I'd be looking forward to the new Android phones.

 

[giga]

Who remembers this? :/

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1977363,00.asp

 

[NinjaFridge]

No way, man. I'd be looking forward to the new Android phones.

Holding it in his left hand and has reception, OMG!!!!!

 

[LCfiner]

No way, man. I'd be looking forward to the new Android phones.

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb83/Tobor_bucket/androidlive.jpg[IMG][/QUOTE]

I know we’re joking around but I honestly think BB would’ve [I]killed[/I] Android in that form.

 

[Phoenix]

Mind putting into writing what your theory on "priced in" is exactly, so we have something to look at tomorrow?

I'm pretty sure the secret of his resignation was crazy guarded and nobody other than a few people knew before it was announced.

Sure - its called irrational market theory and has been around in finance for quite some time and illustrates pretty cleanly that the market moves of large drops happen before major news announcements. This is a topic discussed in the MBA real on efficient and irrational markets.