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Apple's tribute to Steve Jobs, one year on.

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Re: Apple's tribute to Steve Jobs, one year on.

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Post by sordina »

sp332 wrote: post #28
digitalengineer wrote: post #19

Music by Yo-Yo Ma I think: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZn_VBgkPNY

Is it my imagination or did they leave the last note off of this recording?

They cut out a significant portion, but not the last note. It's done more often than not when this prelude is used as backing music.

Re: Apple's tribute to Steve Jobs, one year on.

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Post by ibrow »

digitalengineer wrote: post #29
thaumaturgy wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes; it's Bach's Cello Suite #1. You've probably also heard it in Master and Commander, where it was performed by Yo-yo Ma. It's one of my favorite pieces of string music.

Didn't Yo-Yo Ma perform a private concert at Steve Jobs' house? I think it was in the biography.

Steve was a huge fan apparently. Did a quick search to confirm, found this excerpt from his bio: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj4b8oaV0MI

Re: Apple's tribute to Steve Jobs, one year on.

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Post by podperson »

tambourine_man wrote: post #31

No mention of the iPad or OS X.

If you had to boil Steve Jobs's biggest contributions down to a minimum, it's:

  * the first genuinely usable, affordable GUI (i.e. the Mac)

  * the iPod

  * the iPhone
I'd say the Apple ][ is debatably on that list (the first personal computer than "just worked" or something). NeXTStep is a wonderful OS with a lot of Good Stuff in it but it's a piece of a product. The iPod Touch and iPhone are fairly obvious evolutions of the iPhone.

The other missing item isn't an Apple product: Pixar.

Re: Apple's tribute to Steve Jobs, one year on.

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Post by SG- »

markmm wrote: post #38

I bet they wish he could come back, Maps/Siri/lack of innovation on new products.

Everything coming out now went through him, do you think it really takes a year to develop products? The maps team had been working on the new maps for years. I guess Apple should have invented warp drive in the last year too.

Re: Apple's tribute to Steve Jobs, one year on.

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Post by markmm »

SG- wrote: post #44
markmm wrote: post #38

I bet they wish he could come back, Maps/Siri/lack of innovation on new products.

Everything coming out now went through him, do you think it really takes a year to develop products? The maps team had been working on the new maps for years. I guess Apple should have invented warp drive in the last year too.

He wouldn't have released it, he will be spinning in his grave right now. They need to ditch Cook and get someone with a pair of balls.

Re: Apple's tribute to Steve Jobs, one year on.

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Post by chucknelson »

LaRakel wrote: post #33
seivan wrote: post #17

Removing their products from the landing page to pay tribute to Steve. Would Dell or Samsung do this? Genuine question.

There's no personality cult around any CEO like there was around the Steve.

Well, don't forget about Elon Musk.

Re: Apple's tribute to Steve Jobs, one year on.

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Post by sjwright »

digitalengineer wrote: post #34
thaumaturgy wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Huh, dunno. I haven't gotten around to reading the biography yet. I wouldn't be surprised; they seemed to have a mutual respect for each-other. Just found out that he performed at the memorial service though.

"When Jobs was ill, Yo Yo Ma came to visit, bringing his 1733 Stradivarius cello and performing a concert in the Jobs’ living room. Jobs, who had been moved to tears by the music, told him, “Your playing is the best argument I’ve ever heard for the existence of God, because I don’t really believe a human alone can do this.” He made Ma promise to play at his funeral".

> “Your playing is the best argument I’ve ever heard for the existence of God, because I don’t really believe a human alone can do this.”

Which is kind of an insult to Yo Yo Ma.

Re: Apple's tribute to Steve Jobs, one year on.

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Post by ImprovedSilence »

LaRakel wrote: post #33
seivan wrote: post #17

Removing their products from the landing page to pay tribute to Steve. Would Dell or Samsung do this? Genuine question.

There's no personality cult around any CEO like there was around the Steve.

Perhpas not in the tech industry. Bill Gates is pretty legendary in his own rights. I remember when growing up, he was the man you wanted to be. Richard Branson, Donald Trump, Phill Knight, Michael Bloomberg, and I'm sure plenty of other CEOs have a pretty good "personality cult" Perhaps not as cultish as Steve Jobs, but still very legendary and an important face to their company and industry nonetheless.
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