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Tuesday, 17 January 2012 | (8) Leave A Comment

The Digital Age: Steve Jobs

By: Farhana Aziz

The man, the myth, the legend!
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He is the man who came from the future – revolutionary; realistic. We can’t help but thank him for molding us to be who we are as of today - gadget-obsessed, social networking narcissists and masters at thumb movements.

The once famous Power Macintosh has been ruled over by the latest generation technology, Macbook Pro.
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How it all started

Looking back, it’s amazing how Apple developed: from a Power Macintosh running on DOS to an OS X Lion operating on the Macbook Pro. For obvious reasons, it’s undeniable – Apple truly is a powerful invention. It has touched our lives in one way or another. You don’t have to be an Apple fan to appreciate the invention. You only need to agree that Apple has definitely created a worldwide avant-garde transformation.

Apple’s corporate image

It’s not about being a loyal shopper of Apple or not. To be honest, I am no diehard fan to either PCs or Microsoft or Apple for that matter. However, it is without a doubt that Apple’s image is just classy and appealing that anyone in proximity to this invention might suffer a great loss without it.

Well-wishing notes pasted outside the Apple Store in Clarendon.
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In spite of all the irrational explanations that was reported to demolish the empire Jobs has built – the only reason why many still mourn over his death would be: knowing that the world had just lost someone so firmly rooted in the future.

RIP

Over the years, we’ve probably dealt with great losses: Kim Jong Il, Michael Jackson, Brittany Murphy, Amy Winehouse, etc. Whether they’re life-changing or not, they’re a prominent figure for a reason.

Fans leave wrath of flowers in loving memory of the late Steve Jobs.
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Come to think of it, I first heard about his passing via mediums that Jobs himself created.

The future generation

It’s quite a worry to know that our future is unstable without Jobs around. It’s even hard to actually imagine that our lives were only about depending on ‘brains’ that could actually make ideas work and eventually make this world a better place.

One of Apple’s extraordinary inventions – the iPhone.
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Who are we to judge Jobs?

What saddens me the most is that we as human beings of this century take modern technology for granted. Take a look around you. Everyone probably owns a smartphone. We are either too busy flaunting what we have that we never really took notice the littlest details that made up this revolution. Jobs have sophisticatedly maneuvered around a touchscreen’s lack of tactile sensation into our clumsy hands. He didn’t just stopped there – he continued to show us even more. The effort, the sweat, the criticisms Jobs went through only to produce something humans hunger for. When all good things come to an end, we only question the possibility of the need for something new. Who are we to argue when we are not even working hard to be a significant person to the world?

In hopes of a better future

Technological generation is a milestone step towards the future. It’s interesting just thinking what would probably be deemed as an acceptable substitute for a future. With the death of Steve Jobs, it scares me to know that such devastatingly small pool of visionaries who can give us that colossal revolution, has gotten even smaller.

Labels: #STEVE JOBS #APPLE #VISIONARIES #FUTURE #DEATH AND DYING