tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198915255127038100.post5101920699095115648..comments2023-09-01T05:27:58.305-04:00Comments on The Hourly G: Apple Doesn’t Need Steve Jobs AnymoreGonzalo Lirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10596675676272535336noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198915255127038100.post-13342979498127809872011-01-18T09:06:09.329-05:002011-01-18T09:06:09.329-05:00I doubt that in 1976 Steve envisioned 80% of the p...I doubt that in 1976 Steve envisioned 80% of the population plugged into these devises all day long chirping and tweeting utter trivia.<br /><br />I guess these guys can't imagine how their work will be misused by the masses. I'm sure Farnsworth never could have imagined how television would enslave a large chunk of humanity.insanity shelternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198915255127038100.post-53274228625854748322011-01-18T07:01:07.835-05:002011-01-18T07:01:07.835-05:00Apple may not need Jobs in the sense that anyone i...Apple may not need Jobs in the sense that anyone is dispensable. Sure they can carry on... But his presence was largely symbolic, and the torch is being extinguished. His departure will turn apple from a light bearer to a mere a soulless profit seeking giant like any other gorilla out there. i don't think we wanted to leave... likely he is more ill than it appears. And he probably did not want us to see him become more and more frail. i am the same age as Steve and i watched him grow, suffer, succeed and fail all his life. i am saddened by it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com