Steve Jobs dead - Page 2

Torplexed · 10-05-11, 07:57 PM

I guess now we'll never find out why 1984 was never like "1984".

Torplexed · 10-05-11, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by CaptainHaplo

He did not found Pixar, he bought the studio from Disney prior to "Finding Nemo".

Actually he bought it from LucasArt for 10 million, renamed it and later teamed up with Disney. The studio was a bit of a money pit until Toy Story came out in 1995. Disney bought Pixar in 2006 at a valuation of $7.4 billion. The transaction made Jobs the largest shareholder in Disney.

CaptainHaplo · 10-05-11, 08:05 PM

I stand corrected. I knew he bought it and got the buyers from and buyers to mixed up. Thanks!

Still sad to see him go. May not have liked his stuff - but he was a very creative man.

Torplexed · 10-05-11, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by CaptainHaplo

I stand corrected. I knew he bought it and got the buyers from and buyers to mixed up. Thanks!

I've always wondered how much George Lucas regretted letting it go. A factor contributing to Lucas' sale was an increase in cash flow difficulties following his 1983 divorce, which coincided with the sudden drop off in revenues from Star Wars licenses following the release of Return of the Jedi and the disastrous box-office performance of Howard the Duck.

Howard the Duck.....if ever a film deserved to die it was that one.

Syxx_Killer · 10-05-11, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Torplexed

Howard the Duck.....if ever a film deserved to die it was that one.

That and TerrorVision.

CaptainHaplo · 10-05-11, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Torplexed

I've always wondered how much George Lucas regretted letting it go. A factor contributing to Lucas' sale was an increase in cash flow difficulties following his 1983 divorce, which coincided with the sudden drop off in revenues from Star Wars licenses following the release of Return of the Jedi and the disastrous box-office performance of Howard the Duck.

Howard the Duck.....if ever a film deserved to die it was that one.

Bite your tongue - Howard the Duck was one of the best movies EVER!

Lea Thompson...... YUMMY

Dang movie made me wish I was a duck!

Torplexed · 10-05-11, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by CaptainHaplo

Bite your tongue - Howard the Duck was one of the best movies EVER!

Lea Thompson...... YUMMY

Dang movie made me wish I was a duck!

Okay...maybe it had one redeeming feature.

breadcatcher101 · 10-05-11, 10:07 PM

I read up on him today. Really an interesting life he had especially how he started out in his line of work with HP. Seemed to take him awhile to find himself but when he did he really took off. He will be missed and remembered for a very long time.

August · 10-05-11, 10:30 PM

I'm not one of those Apple pod people but the first personal computer I ever used was an Apple IIe. The first real computer game I ever played was on a Macintosh Plus.

Onkel Neal · 10-06-11, 02:17 AM

Terrible news. Steve was the Edison of our time. RIP.

mr chris · 10-06-11, 03:04 AM

May he R.I.P
A visionary who certainly changed some aspects of how we go about are lives today.

Alex · 10-06-11, 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

If this is innovative advertising, then I think this time he exaggerated it.

joea · 10-06-11, 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Syxx_Killer

Wasn't he the one that unveiled the new iPhone the other day? Either way, this was sudden. May he RIP.

No that was Tim Cook the new CEO. Phil Schiller actually introduced the products.

Steve Jobs had already stepped down awhile back due to health issues. Cancer is a bitch and I am surprised he lived this long. My condoleances to his family first - both Steves (Steve Wozniak) and Bill Gates changed all out lives.

Respenus · 10-06-11, 03:24 AM

I don't wish to sound callous, yet I do not consider Steve Jobs as a great innovator of our time, at least when recent history is taken into account. It's true that Apple is one of the great PC companies and that the first Mac did change a lot, but Apple has, under his leadership, changed into a giant hell bent on control, while offering over-priced products, developing an almost cult of personality-type marketing. One of his patents has the intent of stopping a user from enjoying the product by making him actively respond to an advertisement. He was good, in the past, but perhaps it was high time for him and his ideas to leave the business world.

And of course, RIP.

JU_88 · 10-06-11, 03:27 AM

Also not huge fan of Apple, I believe they sell more off the back of their trendy brand name and legacy more than anything else
- but none the less R.I.P Mr Jobs. I wouldn't wish cancer on anyone

10-05-11, 08:05 PM	#18
CaptainHaplo Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,404 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	I stand corrected. I knew he bought it and got the buyers from and buyers to mixed up. Thanks! Still sad to see him go. May not have liked his stuff - but he was a very creative man. __________________ Good Hunting! Captain Haplo

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August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,209 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'm not one of those Apple pod people but the first personal computer I ever used was an Apple IIe. The first real computer game I ever played was on a Macintosh Plus. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

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Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Terrible news. Steve was the Edison of our time. RIP. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

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mr chris Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Herefordshire, England Posts: 3,562 Downloads: 216 Uploads: 0	May he R.I.P A visionary who certainly changed some aspects of how we go about are lives today. __________________

10-06-11, 03:24 AM	#29
Respenus Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,169 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I don't wish to sound callous, yet I do not consider Steve Jobs as a great innovator of our time, at least when recent history is taken into account. It's true that Apple is one of the great PC companies and that the first Mac did change a lot, but Apple has, under his leadership, changed into a giant hell bent on control, while offering over-priced products, developing an almost cult of personality-type marketing. One of his patents has the intent of stopping a user from enjoying the product by making him actively respond to an advertisement. He was good, in the past, but perhaps it was high time for him and his ideas to leave the business world. And of course, RIP. __________________

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Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	I guess now we'll never find out why 1984 was never like "1984".

10-05-11, 10:07 PM	#23
breadcatcher101 Captain Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Southeastern USA Posts: 546 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I read up on him today. Really an interesting life he had especially how he started out in his line of work with HP. Seemed to take him awhile to find himself but when he did he really took off. He will be missed and remembered for a very long time.

10-06-11, 03:27 AM	#30
JU_88 Silent Hunter Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: UK Posts: 3,803 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Also not huge fan of Apple, I believe they sell more off the back of their trendy brand name and legacy more than anything else - but none the less R.I.P Mr Jobs. I wouldn't wish cancer on anyone