“Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an exceptionally amazing human being. Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built and his spirit will forever be the foundations of Apple.” –Apple Inc.
We all remember Steve Jobs in his trademark black sweater, faded blue jeans and sneakers. His casual attire represented his personality and his humble beginnings in the basement of his parents› house during the 1970s. Jobs’ perseverance and optimistic genius mirrors the continuity and fortitude that Apple’s legacy still provides in the hands of millions every day. His vision was one of united knowledge and enjoyment of technology for all. The Ipod transported us into a new frontier of user-friendly technology.
For the first time, we had the world of music at our fingertips. Pushing forward, Jobs had the consumer’s best interest at heart. He molded technology into an international icon, giving style to the Apple Inc. Throughout the decades, he brought creativity to Pixar and efficiency to NeXT Computers.
He was never one to be deterred by the challenge of the impossible. He lived life with the philosophy that we all are going to die someday so what do we have to lose? Jobs emphasized this statement during his speech at Stanford. Jobs spoke of three stories. The first was about connecting the dots. Jobs dropped out of Reed College in Oregon and spent his time attending classes that truly interested him, one of which was typography.
He spent nights on friend’s floors and recycled bottles for money. He loved it, and those were his humble beginnings.  If he had never dropped out, he would have never sat in on the typography class and personal computers would never be what they are today.  Jobs said that, “You cannot connect the dots looking forward, but you can connect the dots looking backward. You have to trust that the dots will connect in your future; you have to trust in something. Believing that the dots will connect down the road and lead you off the well-worn path and that will make all of the difference.”
When it came to business, his model for business was The Beatles. “There were four guys that kept each others negative tendencies in check; they balanced each other. And the total was greater than the sum of the parts. Jobs was a demanding perfectionist who always aspired to position his businesses and products at the forefront of the information technology industry by foreseeing and setting trends.
In 1985, Jobs was fired from Apple and within the same year founded “NeXT Computer”.  The following year he bought The Graphics Group later called “Pixar”.  In 1996 Apple bought “NeXT Computer” bringing Jobs back to the company he founded.  But while he was away from Apple, he met his loving wife.
Once he was assimilated back into Apple nothing could have been better for both companies. Jobs regained his CEO position and continued to create and expand on the ideas Apple Inc had.
Whether you are a Windows user or a Mac, Jobs has curved the way we view a cell phone and personal style for electronics. Many may say that he just “dumbed down computers for all” but what he really did was make the computer more enjoyable and easy to use for people that aren’t web geniuses. Before apple, the best phone on the market was the “Razor” flip phone that carried internet. Now almost everyone has a touch screen, and endless music at their disposal. If phone companies don’t carry Iphones, they have been creating their own versions to sell.
Not only did he help change the way we communicate, he created “Pixar” which has made some of the best-animated movies of our time. With movies such as “Toy Story,” “Up” and “Cars,” Pixar has already made its permanent mark in the movie industry. How many single persons can create this many changes in our everyday entertainment in less than 56 years? Not many, but Steve Jobs was able to do so in our generation.
“No one wants to die. Death is the destination we all share. Death is life’s single best invention, its life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make room for the new. Your time is limited so don’t waist it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped in Dogma, the results of other peoples thinking. Don’t let the noise of other people’s opinions drown out your inner voice. Most importantly have the courage to follow your heart and intuition, they somehow already know what you truly want to become, and everything else is secondary. Stay hungry, stay foolish.” – Steve Jobs 1955-2011 R.I.P.