Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Nicholas Cotter
Steve, I idolized you when I grew up. I want to be like you and create great products. I hope you see this and I would love to exchange thoughts with you. Yours sincerely, Nicholas Cotter
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Taha Ismail
Dear Steve, I wish you all the health and happiness in your life. Apart from that, keep on succeding and making cool Apple products. Love you! -Taha Ismail
...It's likely that no personal computer would have them.
"I decided to take a calligraphy class to learn how to [learn calligraphy]. I learned about serif and sans-serif typefaces, about varying the space between different letter combinations, about what makes great typography great. It was beautiful. Historical. Artistically subtle in a way that science can't capture. And I found it fascinating. None of this had any hope of any practical application in my life. But 10 years later, when we were designing the first Macintosh computer, it all came back to me. And we designed it all into the Mac. It was the first computer with beautiful typography. If I had never dropped in on that single course in college, the Mac would never have multiple typefaces or proportionally spaced fonts. And since Windows just copied the Mac, it's likely that no personal computer would have them."
Tech legend
Get well soon tech legend ...I thank you for stepping in the future, and made that present for us
Saturday, March 26, 2011
You can't connect the dots looking forward
"Again, you can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards.
So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life."
Friday, March 25, 2011
We used to dream about this stuff.
"We used to dream about this stuff. Now we get to build it. It's pretty great."
- Keynote address at the Worldwide Developers Conference (on June 2004)
- Keynote address at the Worldwide Developers Conference (on June 2004)
Thursday, March 24, 2011
It will go down in history as a turning point for the music industry.
"It will go down in history as a turning point for the music industry. This is landmark stuff. I can't overestimate it!"
- on the iPod and the iTunes Music Store
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Real artists ship
"Real artists ship."
An old saying at Apple Computer, attributed to SteveJobs, meaning that it is important to actually deliver.
An old saying at Apple Computer, attributed to SteveJobs, meaning that it is important to actually deliver.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Death is the destination we all share...
"Death is the destination we all share, no one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life."
Monday, March 21, 2011
When I was 17, I read a quote ...
"When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: 'If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right.' It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: 'If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?' And whenever the answer has been 'No' for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something."
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Pranav, India
Hi Steve sir, I'm a great fan of you. I'm really worried about your health. You are my role model. You are unique and make Apple so unique as you. I will remember your saying "Be Hungry, Be Foolish". I really want to work with Apple. I don't know whether I would get the chance. For sure. You have a good health. Thanks and regards, Pranav
The cure for Apple is not cost-cutting.
"The cure for Apple is not cost-cutting. The cure for Apple is to innovate its way out of its current predicament."
- As quoted in Apple Confidential 2.0 : The Definitive History of the World's Most Colorful Company (2004) by Owen W. Linzmayer
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Apple's market share is bigger than BMW's...
"Apple's market share is bigger than BMW's or Mercedes's or Porsche's in the automotive market. What's wrong with being BMW or Mercedes?"
Friday, March 18, 2011
When you're young, you look at television...
"When you're young, you look at television and think, There's a conspiracy. The networks have conspired to dumb us down. But when you get a little older, you realize that's not true. The networks are in business to give people exactly what they want. That's a far more depressing thought. Conspiracy is optimistic! You can shoot the bastards! We can have a revolution! But the networks are really in business to give people what they want. It's the truth."
Interview in WIRED magazine (February 1996)
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Amy J. Smith, Australia
Hey! Thanks Steve for everything you have contributed to the technology world. I can't imagine a world without iPhone, iPad and the Macbooks!! iTunes as well! Congrats on all your success. You deserve it and much more. I love your Keynote sppeches, you present Apple's products really well. In school, we had to write an essay on our favourite speaker, and I chose you. You are an idol, inspiration and a role model for us kids. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! Get well soon. Amy J. Smith Sydney, Australia
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
You're So Cool
Hi you're so cool I love the smart cover you talked about and your so cool and happy birthmonth.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Sir you are the only one
Sir u are the only one who has changed this world. U have made me think about the environment we live in. Ur great products is helping this world reach its full potential. Plz sir get well I will see u one day in my life.
...There is no reason not to follow your heart
“[...] almost everything – all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.”
Saturday, March 12, 2011
It is piracy, not overt online music stores...
It is piracy, not overt online music stores, which is our main competitor.
Who bit the piece
A job that changed the world ... Not once, but several times!! Remains to know: Who actually had bitten the piece out of the apple?
Japan
I hope you will get well. You really changed the world and we all thank you for it. By a friend from Japan.
Sheila
Loved your keynote on the release of iPad 2. Apple rocks! Keep making cool stuff where technology meets liberal arts... - Sheila
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)