Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs surprised the crowd Wednesday by taking the stage at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, just weeks after he left his daily duties for health reasons.
Jobs was greeted with a standing ovation when he took the stage. He noted to the audience that Apple has been working on the second-generation iPad for awhile, and that he didn't want to miss its unveiling.
It was a big surprise to me that Steve Jobs was well enough to carry some of his CEO duties, namely to unveil new products on stage with his famed 'Reality Distortion Field'.
I salute Steve Jobs' apparent good health and wish him well. May Steve Jobs live long to appreciate his retirement and enjoy his wealth. It's time for Steve Jobs to leave Apple on a high note and wish the best to his successor. Steve Jobs is part of Apple's history, not its future, especially with continuing health issues.
Thank you for a job done to the best of your abilities. But now, its time for someone else to show his abilities to lead Apple to new heights.
God bless the man! so glad to see him back on stage.
Pretty sure God has already blessed this man. Fairly successful life by many measures.
Out of curiosity, would you want to swap places with him right now? (Ie, rich beyond measure, highly respected, lunch with the president, etc etc, BUT with a potentially fatal disease about which you can do little).
I ask only because I was thinking about it myself this morning, and came to the conclusion that my health actually matters more to me than everything that he has achieved. Not sure whether that is surprising or standard?
Pretty sure God has already blessed this man. Fairly successful life by many measures.
Out of curiosity, would you want to swap places with him right now? (Ie, rich beyond measure, highly respected, lunch with the president, etc etc, BUT with a potentially fatal disease about which you can do little).
I ask only because I was thinking about it myself this morning, and came to the conclusion that my health actually matters more to me than everything that he has achieved. Not sure whether that is surprising or standard?
Thoughts?
You're going to die anyway, it's not as if you're making a choice between success and death. Besides, Steve Jobs has achieved a unique kind of success. It's not Larry Ellison success, or Bill Gates success. All they did was make business machines, and a whole lot of money.
rich beyond measure, highly respected, lunch with the president
Wow. You are measuring the man by all the wrong standards. None of that means anything to Jobs.
Steve Jobs is this generation's Disney. He brought some special things into the world. That's what is enviable about him - but anyone can (and more people should) set out to do that. Unfortunately, most of us see things like being knighted, meeting with the President, etc., as the measures of success. Most of us make recognition by other men our goal.
And for all the yapping about how self-involved the guy is, you know what? He's dying, but the only time you'll even hear him mention it is when he's raising money for research. Some ego.
Most of us will not live to see another extraordinary life like his.
is it really that big of a surprise. Not to me or a lot of folks that I know
Now if he had been in the hospital all this time pretty much on his death bed, THEN that would be surprising.
What is more of a surprise to me is that nothing was said about mobileme. Aren't there tons of rumors about new streaming, new prices, better idisk system (more like dropbox) etc. Wouldn't it have been appropriate to mention all that when it was brought up that they aren't increasing the internal storage sizes. to offset concerns about not having enough space for apps, photos, videos etc. or even these new imovie&garageband apps which I"m sure won't be small in size
I was pretty surprised at Jobs' presence. I thought Apple might be concerned that Jobs would be the news instead of the new iPad. It looks like he did another stellar presentation - hopefully, it will be available soon.
I think the MobileMe announcements might come next month. They announced that the NC data center would not be operational until spring. Assuming they get things up-to-speed there in April, I can see a late-April/early-May announcement - conveniently between today's event a presumed iPhone/iOS5 announcement at WWDC.
I felt bad for him, I didn't think he looked well at all. He lookes really thin and his face looks like he is 77 rather then 57. Not trying to be disrespectful to him, I just looked at some pictures from two years ago and he looks like he aged 20 years instead of 2 years.
I thought he looked pretty good but then I didn't expect that he was going to have some amazing transformation in a mere six weeks. People need to accept that he will likely always be thin the rest of his life due to his illnesses and their treatment. I'm hoping Apple puts the event up soon as that will give a better indication of his energy level.
I was surprised to see Steve at this event. I thought it was strange that the recent photo with the tech titans and President Obama only showed the back of Steve's head. Then there was that awful tabloid story with a "doctor" making predictions about his health.
Given all that he has been through I was pleasantly surprised that he looked ok. Not great, very thin etc. But he has always been very thin and a liver transplant is no walk in the park. But on stage he moved well, seemed sharp and his voice was strong.
He has been working from home, going out, meeting the president, and making a stressful presentation under intense media scrutiny. Reason to be hopeful...
Pretty sure God has already blessed this man. Fairly successful life by many measures.
Out of curiosity, would you want to swap places with him right now? (Ie, rich beyond measure, highly respected, lunch with the president, etc etc, BUT with a potentially fatal disease about which you can do little).
I ask only because I was thinking about it myself this morning, and came to the conclusion that my health actually matters more to me than everything that he has achieved. Not sure whether that is surprising or standard?
Thoughts?
Very interesting question. Let me rephrase to suit my view on it. Would I like a life fully-lived and making a huge impact but with poor health, or a boring, pedestrian one with little or no impact on those around me but with great health?
He did look ok to me. He smiled a lot, and he didn't look or act tired. I was disappointed he didn't show for the stockholder meeting. That had me concerned. But as he appeared here, it shows he isn't going into isolation.
Very interesting question. Let me rephrase to suit my view on it. Would I like a life fully-lived and making a huge impact but with poor health, or a boring, pedestrian one with little or no impact on those around me but with great health?
It'd be a toss-up for me.
We don't really want to go before we have to. But, if I had a choice of giving up ten or possibly even twenty years, but would make a big, positive, impact on society when I was around, and so people would remember me for decades, and even possibly, hundreds of years later, I would trade the extra years for that.
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Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs surprised the crowd Wednesday by taking the stage at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, just weeks after he left his daily duties for health reasons.
Jobs was greeted with a standing ovation when he took the stage. He noted to the audience that Apple has been working on the second-generation iPad for awhile, and that he didn't want to miss its unveiling.
It was a big surprise to me that Steve Jobs was well enough to carry some of his CEO duties, namely to unveil new products on stage with his famed 'Reality Distortion Field'.
I salute Steve Jobs' apparent good health and wish him well. May Steve Jobs live long to appreciate his retirement and enjoy his wealth. It's time for Steve Jobs to leave Apple on a high note and wish the best to his successor. Steve Jobs is part of Apple's history, not its future, especially with continuing health issues.
Thank you for a job done to the best of your abilities. But now, its time for someone else to show his abilities to lead Apple to new heights.
God bless the man! so glad to see him back on stage.
Pretty sure God has already blessed this man. Fairly successful life by many measures.
Out of curiosity, would you want to swap places with him right now? (Ie, rich beyond measure, highly respected, lunch with the president, etc etc, BUT with a potentially fatal disease about which you can do little).
I ask only because I was thinking about it myself this morning, and came to the conclusion that my health actually matters more to me than everything that he has achieved. Not sure whether that is surprising or standard?
Thoughts?
STEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEVE!
yippie skippie
and now, under him:
STEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEVE!
Just got back from work. Is there any way I can watch the stream of this event? I tried looking at Apples website but couldn't find a link.
Thanks in advance =D
'scuse me, while I shout over this sourpuss:
STEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEVE!
and now, under him:
STEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEVE!
Any normal man with such an affliction would be probably in a hospice setting wearing depends undergarments.
Way to go Steve!!
Pretty sure God has already blessed this man. Fairly successful life by many measures.
Out of curiosity, would you want to swap places with him right now? (Ie, rich beyond measure, highly respected, lunch with the president, etc etc, BUT with a potentially fatal disease about which you can do little).
I ask only because I was thinking about it myself this morning, and came to the conclusion that my health actually matters more to me than everything that he has achieved. Not sure whether that is surprising or standard?
Thoughts?
You're going to die anyway, it's not as if you're making a choice between success and death. Besides, Steve Jobs has achieved a unique kind of success. It's not Larry Ellison success, or Bill Gates success. All they did was make business machines, and a whole lot of money.
rich beyond measure, highly respected, lunch with the president
Wow. You are measuring the man by all the wrong standards. None of that means anything to Jobs.
Steve Jobs is this generation's Disney. He brought some special things into the world. That's what is enviable about him - but anyone can (and more people should) set out to do that. Unfortunately, most of us see things like being knighted, meeting with the President, etc., as the measures of success. Most of us make recognition by other men our goal.
And for all the yapping about how self-involved the guy is, you know what? He's dying, but the only time you'll even hear him mention it is when he's raising money for research. Some ego.
Most of us will not live to see another extraordinary life like his.
Hi guys,
Just got back from work. Is there any way I can watch the stream of this event? I tried looking at Apples website but couldn't find a link.
Thanks in advance =D
Because it isn't up yet. Give it until tomorrow.
Because it isn't up yet. Give it until tomorrow.
Thanks
is it really that big of a surprise. Not to me or a lot of folks that I know
Now if he had been in the hospital all this time pretty much on his death bed, THEN that would be surprising.
What is more of a surprise to me is that nothing was said about mobileme. Aren't there tons of rumors about new streaming, new prices, better idisk system (more like dropbox) etc. Wouldn't it have been appropriate to mention all that when it was brought up that they aren't increasing the internal storage sizes. to offset concerns about not having enough space for apps, photos, videos etc. or even these new imovie&garageband apps which I"m sure won't be small in size
I was pretty surprised at Jobs' presence. I thought Apple might be concerned that Jobs would be the news instead of the new iPad. It looks like he did another stellar presentation - hopefully, it will be available soon.
I think the MobileMe announcements might come next month. They announced that the NC data center would not be operational until spring. Assuming they get things up-to-speed there in April, I can see a late-April/early-May announcement - conveniently between today's event a presumed iPhone/iOS5 announcement at WWDC.
I felt bad for him, I didn't think he looked well at all. He lookes really thin and his face looks like he is 77 rather then 57. Not trying to be disrespectful to him, I just looked at some pictures from two years ago and he looks like he aged 20 years instead of 2 years.
I thought he looked pretty good but then I didn't expect that he was going to have some amazing transformation in a mere six weeks. People need to accept that he will likely always be thin the rest of his life due to his illnesses and their treatment. I'm hoping Apple puts the event up soon as that will give a better indication of his energy level.
Given all that he has been through I was pleasantly surprised that he looked ok. Not great, very thin etc. But he has always been very thin and a liver transplant is no walk in the park. But on stage he moved well, seemed sharp and his voice was strong.
He has been working from home, going out, meeting the president, and making a stressful presentation under intense media scrutiny. Reason to be hopeful...
Thanks
Event can now be seen here:
here
Make it a healthy organic grass-fed raw milk cheeseburger if you must, but eat one. Hell, eat two
Pretty sure God has already blessed this man. Fairly successful life by many measures.
Out of curiosity, would you want to swap places with him right now? (Ie, rich beyond measure, highly respected, lunch with the president, etc etc, BUT with a potentially fatal disease about which you can do little).
I ask only because I was thinking about it myself this morning, and came to the conclusion that my health actually matters more to me than everything that he has achieved. Not sure whether that is surprising or standard?
Thoughts?
Very interesting question. Let me rephrase to suit my view on it. Would I like a life fully-lived and making a huge impact but with poor health, or a boring, pedestrian one with little or no impact on those around me but with great health?
It'd be a toss-up for me.
He did look ok to me. He smiled a lot, and he didn't look or act tired. I was disappointed he didn't show for the stockholder meeting. That had me concerned. But as he appeared here, it shows he isn't going into isolation.
Very interesting question. Let me rephrase to suit my view on it. Would I like a life fully-lived and making a huge impact but with poor health, or a boring, pedestrian one with little or no impact on those around me but with great health?
It'd be a toss-up for me.
We don't really want to go before we have to. But, if I had a choice of giving up ten or possibly even twenty years, but would make a big, positive, impact on society when I was around, and so people would remember me for decades, and even possibly, hundreds of years later, I would trade the extra years for that.