marharth Posted October 18, 2011 Author Share Posted October 18, 2011 Without advanced UI home computers would be nowhere as near as popular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corlan Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Its likely you wouldn't be on a computer right now if Steve Jobs never existed. He was a big deal. Well that's just nonesense. I might as well remind you that not five days ago Dennis Ritchie Ritchie, the creator of the C programming language, a key developer of the UNIX operating system passed away. There is hardly any computer device that doesn't have anything based on C. Once we learn to comemorate Dennis and all the rest just as much as we comemorate Steve we'll appreciate their work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboUK Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Without advanced UI home computers would be nowhere as near as popular. The GUI came from the Xerox Alto, as for needing a GUI to be popular I think the likes of Commodore may disagree with you, the C64 was hugely popular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keanumoreira Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Its likely you wouldn't be on a computer right now if Steve Jobs never existed. He was a big deal. Well that's just nonesense. I might as well remind you that not five days ago Dennis Ritchie Ritchie, the creator of the C programming language, a key developer of the UNIX operating system passed away. There is hardly any computer device that doesn't have anything based on C. Once we learn to comemorate Dennis and all the rest just as much as we comemorate Steve we'll appreciate their work. Not to mention that with the invention of the internet in the 90's, people really began using their PC's. I think a better thing to say here would be that without Steve Jobs, how we would use computers would be different. Although I doubt it would be a huge part missing. Other people have influenced how we use computers. One, of course, would be Bill Gates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michlo Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 http://gawker.com/58...bout-steve-jobs I posted this on another forum and you'd think I'd insulted Mother Teresa. Its likely you wouldn't be on a computer right now if Steve Jobs never existed. He was a big deal. Apple took other peoples ideas and made them more desirable and user friendly, they've invented very little and to suggest there wouldn't be home PCs without Apple is ridiculous. It's also worth mentioning that Microsoft didn't copy Apple, both of them copied Xerox. Aye, ridiculous, Jim. I was sick of all the adulation and sycophancy the same night! There are far more deserving people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michlo Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Its likely you wouldn't be on a computer right now if Steve Jobs never existed. He was a big deal. Well that's just nonesense. I might as well remind you that not five days ago Dennis Ritchie Ritchie, the creator of the C programming language, a key developer of the UNIX operating system passed away. There is hardly any computer device that doesn't have anything based on C. Once we learn to comemorate Dennis and all the rest just as much as we comemorate Steve we'll appreciate their work. Not to mention that with the invention of the internet in the 90's, people really began using their PC's. I think a better thing to say here would be that without Steve Jobs, how we would use computers would be different. Although I doubt it would be a huge part missing. Other people have influenced how we use computers. One, of course, would be Bill Gates. Yup, Bill Gates, the feller who appreciated the massive wealth he obtained and has been working tremendously to give it back and make a real difference to the world. What did Jobs donate? Oh that's right, nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted1744345User Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 http://gawker.com/5847344/what-everyone-is-too-polite-to-say-about-steve-jobs That article sums up the whole truth of Jobs very nicely, but it's a shame that not everyone will be able to see this. I try to explain this to fellow students at my school, but most are such Apple fanboys with their ipods and macs that they are unable to think logically. The declaration of a Steve Jobs day just boggles me. His achievements are respected but this media attention is not quite justifiable. We have guided missiles, but misguided men (or more specifically, priorities). This is the case because the majority of today's society is frighteningly ignorant and people are famous for poor reasons. I'm not saying Steve Jobs shouldn't be famous though, but that he is no saint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellsMaster Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 http://gawker.com/58...bout-steve-jobs I posted this on another forum and you'd think I'd insulted Mother Teresa. Could I possibly get a link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keanumoreira Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 http://gawker.com/5847344/what-everyone-is-too-polite-to-say-about-steve-jobs That article sums up the whole truth of Jobs very nicely, but it's a shame that not everyone will be able to see this. I try to explain this to fellow students at my school, but most are such Apple fanboys with their ipods and macs that they are unable to think logically. The declaration of a Steve Jobs day just boggles me. His achievements are respected but this media attention is not quite justifiable. We have guided missiles, but misguided men (or more specifically, priorities). This is the case because the majority of today's society is frighteningly ignorant and people are famous for poor reasons. I'm not saying Steve Jobs shouldn't be famous though, but that he is no saint. Thank you! I tried doing the same thing to my friends, but they only argued with me and looked at me like they wanted me dead. I admire the man and his brilliance, but that shouldn't be an excuse for him to act like he did. The world has lost a genius, but it didn't lose a martyr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hector530 Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 60 minutes had a great peace on on him All I can say is WOW..... What an a**hole. Great marketing genius but a total douche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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