Multiple news outlets are reporting that former Apple CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs has died due to health complications.
Apple’s Statement: “Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives,” the company said. “The world is immeasurably better because of Steve. Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve have lost a dear friend and an inspiring mentor. Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be at Apple.”
Jobs stepped down from an executive role at Apple in August because he said that he could no longer fulfill his duties as the company’s CEO. He instead became chairman of the company.
It is not often that a company so successful is controlled by one person. That person was Steve Jobs. Many of you are probably reading this on your iPhones, your iPads, your MacBooks or some other device that Steve Jobs had a hand in creating. He made a huge impact.
That impact has been felt on Twitter over the last hour, and students from Lipscomb have chimed in on what they thought of Mr. Jobs and his passing.
Alexander McMeen tweeted, “RIP Steve Jobs. You built an empire.”
Roxanne Spielvogel tweeted, “I was going to do homework tonight. But now I will be mourning Steve Jobs death. You can call me iRox. #depressed #apple”
Jameson Roper tweeted, “Rest in peace Steve Jobs. What a brilliant mind.”
[view this slideshow from CNN to see the many accomplishments of Jobs’ life with Apple]
It is hard for many of us to remember a world without MacBooks and iPods. That is because of Jobs’ ingenuity.
The man is a legend. A genius. He made a dent in the universe with his creativity, his mind and his power.