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[krypt0nian]

It would be awesome if Tim would take this opp to come out and be a hero to gay youth. =)

 

[Slurpy2k20]

Can we have Flash now please?

No, how about we just let it fucking die. Shouldn't take more than another 6 months to a year. Not supporting flash was probably one of the best decisions SJ has made in an ocean of good decisions, if you look at the big picture. It has forced website to drop flash and adopt newer and more universal standards at the risk of losing tens of millions of page views from iOS devices. Only Apple has enough clout and influence to make something like this happen, and it is absolutely a good thing and absolutely had to be done for the betterment of the industry, regardless of the slight inconvenience that it created. Amazing how people think it's a good thing to require a plugin, and how they're cool with flash being so fucking horribly inefficient. Apple did consumers a massive favour and forced the industry to move forward- which they have.

 

[3rdman]

It's sad that you care.

The kid looks very cool.

What if it were a gas station's logo? I know! I'll dress my nephew like a gas pump for halloween! He'll be the coolest on the block!

My heart literally skipped a beat when I read this and got a big lump in my throat. For those of you hoping 'it's not his health'.. what the hell do you people think? What other possible other reason could he have? The guy lives and breathes his company, and he would stay CEO until the last possible second until he couldn't. He's not leaving cause he's bored, unfit, want to retire or take a vacation. Reason and logic would dictate he's in bad shape and that his survival prognosis for the future is dim. No way in hell he would officially leave the helm if this was not the case. He's NOT well, clearly.

This is fucking massive. This guy's vision literally upended several industries with his philosophy and his vision. He is most of the reason that Apple excites me, just imagining him at the helm. Can't believe we've seen the last of his keynotes.. none else at Apple comes even CLOSE to his presentation style, and the awe, suspense, and excitement his keynotes generates. I'll probably skip them all from now on. Poor guy..this shit always happens to people with the most to contribute. His legacy won't be touched by anyone for a long time to come.

I know I'll feel the same when ___________ leaves from that multibillion dollar company ______________ even though I never met the man/woman. It'll be so sad.

 

[Jamesfrom818]

It would be awesome if Tim would take this opp to come out and be a hero to gay youth. =)

You, too, can be a CEO of the richest company of the world, gay kids!

 

[mooooose]

That Apple head kid seems awesome and what he's doing (despite being the same age as me) leaves me filled with envy. CS at Princeton and a bunch of internships with decent websites and I don't do jack shit.

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

CBS Evening News is airing a profile on Jobs right now that for all the world sounds like an obituary.

 

[3rdman]

That Apple head kid seems awesome and what he's doing (despite being the same age as me) leaves me filled with envy. CS at Princeton and a bunch of internships with decent websites and I don't do jack shit.

Look on the bright side...you can probably kick his ass. And I hear he smells funny and talks awkwardly to girls. What a loser.

 

[NinjaFridge]

That Apple head kid seems awesome and what he's doing (despite being the same age as me) leaves me filled with envy. CS at Princeton and a bunch of internships with decent websites and I don't do jack shit.

Yeah I hate seeing people around the same age as me who are doing so awesome. Really makes me feel like shit.

 

[Salvor.Hardin]

Yeah I hate seeing people around the same age as me who are doing so awesome. Really makes me feel like shit.

I feel the same except if they're on gaf, in which case I'm oddly happy for their success in a brotherly way.

 

[Xun]

I feel the same except if they're on gaf, in which case I'm oddly happy for their success in a brotherly way.

This.

Also age doesn't matter that much anyway since anything is possible.

Spoiler

I'm keep telling myself this since I'm quite depressed about my future.

 

[NinjaFridge]

I feel the same except if they're on gaf, in which case I'm oddly happy for their success in a brotherly way.

Makes me feel worse if they're on GAF because then i can't use GAF as an excuse.

 

[clav]

Asian news agency strikes again with its silly animations:

The Life and Career of Steve Jobs

http://youtu.be/LJSFFpDuGZU

 

[water_wendi]

Asian news agency strikes again with its silly animations:

The Life and Career of Steve Jobs

http://youtu.be/LJSFFpDuGZU

The most accurate portrayal i've seen in the news to date.

 

[mrkgoo]

I'm guessing sjobs@apple.com or whatever his email address is got bombarded.

 

[LCfiner]

I'm guessing sjobs@apple.com or whatever his email address is got bombarded.

for sure. hey, maybe now he’ll have more time to respond to emails.

I miss the snarky Jobs emails that must’ve given the Apple PR department constant nightmares.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Asian news agency strikes again with its silly animations:

The Life and Career of Steve Jobs

http://youtu.be/LJSFFpDuGZU

i uhhh....

 

[mrkgoo]

i uhhh....

I also went, "I...uuuhhh".

I thought I was prepared for it because I had seen the previous one during Antennagate, but there is NOTHING that can prepare you for this.

 

[Technosteve]

Asian news agency strikes again with its silly animations:

The Life and Career of Steve Jobs

http://youtu.be/LJSFFpDuGZU

Is that tim cook wi the rainbow hat?

 

[numble]

Is that tim cook wi the rainbow hat?

Must be, I guess they're alluding to his sexual orientation.

 

[mrkgoo]

for sure. hey, maybe now he’ll have more time to respond to emails.

I miss the snarky Jobs emails that must’ve given the Apple PR department constant nightmares.

:_(

 

[markot]

Asian news agency strikes again with its silly animations:

The Life and Career of Steve Jobs

http://youtu.be/LJSFFpDuGZU

............ wtf.

 

[ahoyhoy]

Asian news agency strikes again with its silly animations:

The Life and Career of Steve Jobs

http://youtu.be/LJSFFpDuGZU

Pretty much perfectly explains the whole situation, right up until his retirement.

 

[Chuck (Old)]

Asian news agency strikes again with its silly animations:

The Life and Career of Steve Jobs

http://youtu.be/LJSFFpDuGZU

Amazing.

 

[celebi23]

Asian news agency strikes again with its silly animations:

The Life and Career of Steve Jobs

http://youtu.be/LJSFFpDuGZU

Ok, that was pretty awesome.

 

[Rorschach]

Asian news agency strikes again with its silly animations:

The Life and Career of Steve Jobs

http://youtu.be/LJSFFpDuGZU

haha

 

[NinjaFridge]

Asian news agency strikes again with its silly animations:

The Life and Career of Steve Jobs

http://youtu.be/LJSFFpDuGZU

This is incredible.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

Asian news agency strikes again with its silly animations:

The Life and Career of Steve Jobs

http://youtu.be/LJSFFpDuGZU

these never cease to amaze me

 

[TheExodu5]

Asian news agency strikes again with its silly animations:

The Life and Career of Steve Jobs

http://youtu.be/LJSFFpDuGZU

Amazing.

 

[The Technomancer]

Asian news agency strikes again with its silly animations:

The Life and Career of Steve Jobs

http://youtu.be/LJSFFpDuGZU

Never fails to impress.

 

[DECK'ARD]

Asian news agency strikes again with its silly animations:

The Life and Career of Steve Jobs

http://youtu.be/LJSFFpDuGZU

There are no words for its brilliance.

 

[The Technomancer]

There are no words for its brilliance.

It went from "impressive" to "amazing" when Jobs sliced the Grim Reaper in half with a lightsaber and absorbed the Reapers still beating heart to prolong his own life.

 

[Fuu]

Asian news agency strikes again with its silly animations:

The Life and Career of Steve Jobs

http://youtu.be/LJSFFpDuGZU

lmao, wow.

 

[numble]

It went from "impressive" to "amazing" when Jobs sliced the Grim Reaper in half with a lightsaber and absorbed the Reapers still beating heart to prolong his own life.

That was a liver.

 

[Recon]

That was a liver.

I thought pancreas?

 

[numble]

I thought pancreas?

He had pancreatic cancer, but received a liver transplant.

 

[Wario64]

That video is the greatest thing I've seen

 

[marrec]

CBS Evening News is airing a profile on Jobs right now that for all the world sounds like an obituary.

Everywhere you look it seems as if people have assumed that he died and the resignation was merely a formality.

I'm not a fan of the products Apple produces, but Steve Jobs is a fascinating guy... I just hope he doesn't go all reclusive in his retirement and takes this opportunity to drop some knowledge bombs before his time is up.

 

[KtSlime]

Everywhere you look it seems as if people have assumed that he died and the resignation was merely a formality.

I'm not a fan of the products Apple produces, but Steve Jobs is a fascinating guy... I just hope he doesn't go all reclusive in his retirement and takes this opportunity to drop some knowledge bombs before his time is up.

It's kind of funny, the Forbes article on the resignation plays like an apology.

Everyone seems to really be talking about it. Then in a month or so everyone is going to be talking about the iP5. He's rather clever.

 

[Stat Flow]

Asian news agency strikes again with its silly animations:

The Life and Career of Steve Jobs

<a href="http://youtu.be/LJSFFpDuGZU">http://youtu.be/LJSFFpDuGZU</a>

Oh my god. The part where he took the money from their wallets with his reality distortion field and force. Jesus...genius.

 

[mrkgoo]

Everywhere you look it seems as if people have assumed that he died and the resignation was merely a formality.

I'm not a fan of the products Apple produces, but Steve Jobs is a fascinating guy... I just hope he doesn't go all reclusive in his retirement and takes this opportunity to drop some knowledge bombs before his time is up.

Well, in a way, you're guilty of the same thing, seeing as he hasn't retired.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

It's kind of funny, the Forbes article on the resignation plays like an apology.

Everyone seems to really be talking about it. Then in a month or so everyone is going to be talking about the iP5. He's rather clever.

That is why the timing of the resignation is very good. People talk about Apple now, then it fades. Then they introduce their new phone, everyone talks again.

 

[mackaveli]

so who sold there AAPL stock yesterday at the open???

 

[Krauser Kat]

No, how about we just let it fucking die. Shouldn't take more than another 6 months to a year. Not supporting flash was probably one of the best decisions SJ has made in an ocean of good decisions, if you look at the big picture. It has forced website to drop flash and adopt newer and more universal standards at the risk of losing tens of millions of page views from iOS devices. Only Apple has enough clout and influence to make something like this happen, and it is absolutely a good thing and absolutely had to be done for the betterment of the industry, regardless of the slight inconvenience that it created. Amazing how people think it's a good thing to require a plugin, and how they're cool with flash being so fucking horribly inefficient. Apple did consumers a massive favour and forced the industry to move forward- which they have.

Replacing Flash is like trying to replace Combustion engines in cars. They are inefficient but robust and everything runs on them. Flash is so much more robust than anything hmtl 5 has and its not still target. Adobe is still improving its efficiency and its content creation tools. Its going to be years if ever.

 

[numble]

What do you think the short term reaction will be for the stock price? Down 10%? I think people are still reeling from the news. It'll probably get a nice boost with the iPhone 5 announcement, but I don't think it will recover to what it was yesterday before Steve's announcement.

It was a long and trying period, but Apple has finally recovered thanks to the leadership of Tim Cook.

 

[Technosteve]

Replacing Flash is like trying to replace Combustion engines in cars. They are inefficient but robust and everything runs on them. Flash is so much more robust than anything hmtl 5 has and its not still target. Adobe is still improving its efficiency and its content creation tools. Its going to be years if ever.

your analogy, do you not know how cars work? Flash is like power heated seats, it's nice to have but not necessary for it to drive. Your analogy would mean with out flash the internet would not work.

Do you work for Adobe?

 

[Bomber Bob]

Replacing Flash is like trying to replace Combustion engines in cars. They are inefficient but robust and everything runs on them. Flash is so much more robust than anything hmtl 5 has and its not still target. Adobe is still improving its efficiency and its content creation tools. Its going to be years if ever.

jQuery Overtakes Flash on World’s Top Websites

http://appendto.com/jquery-overtakes-flash

 

[Tobor]

Stock price tomorrow OMG Aaaaaahahahaha

indeed

SELL SELL SELL

sell sell sell sell sell

Sell sell sell!!!

Damn. Beaten but still on the money!

Selllllll!!

SELLLLLLLLL

already did a month ago...feels good man

Bwahahahaha. Stock is back up to $380 atm.

 

[numble]

You can't have it both way either, Apple spent an ungodly amount of time to push SJ as the face of the company, that means for good or ill he's the face of the freaking company.
If he turns ugly then the company's face turns ugly.
That's how it is, next time don't push some guy with a crippling disease as the face of your company.

...

And they had it coming anyway since they marketed their company as SJ's playground, meaning that without SJ we'd have had no ipod, no ipad, no new macs.
So they see that if he steps down, Apple will no longer be so attractive.
They had it coming really.

I still disagree.

 

[chaostrophy]

your analogy, do you not know how cars work? Flash is like power heated seats, it's nice to have but not necessary for it to drive. Your analogy would mean with out flash the internet would not work.

Yeah, maybe his analogy would apply to something like replacing IPv4 with v6. Flash is extraneous crap. I have a Droid and almost never use the Flash player.

 

[Lord Error]

jQuery Overtakes Flash on World’s Top Websites

http://appendto.com/jquery-overtakes-flash

I love jquery to death, but he's right in saying Flash being robust for certain things. Making something as simple as a video player that relies solely on javascript/html5 is such a hassle in terms of making it (robustly) work in everything, compared to making it just in flash. Especially since for certain browsers you simply have to fallback to flash anyway. Making something more complex, like some kind of interactive presentation that combines videos, graphics, vectors, 3D, etc, is incredibly easier in flash, and when you have tight deadlines looming over, that kind of stuff matters a lot.