Very sad about this. The guy was an icon. People talk about him inventing this or creating that, or copying other peoples' ideas but what he always did best was make technology accessible in a fun and unobtrusive way.
We can bicker about this system versus that system but you must agree that Jobs had a consistency of vision and a projection of confidence rarely seen in a computer nerd and we admired him for it. He was the rock star nerd that played himself off as a wizard, not with a purple robe and magic wand but by making shiny new toys that he swore would change your life. And they did, in no small way. He didn't invent the smartphone but he made the coolest one anyone had ever seen. He may not have invented the tablet but he made his easy to use and capitalized on the momentum created by his last wave of success.
His death is a great loss for the computing world. Apple has a tough road ahead of them without Steve at the wheel. But they're now the largest corporation in the US so I think they'll be OK for a little while.
