"...but I've never seen those flowers in the barrel of a gun.
All I've ever seen you do is run..."
It's iDeath.
I'm a complete idiot "douche" but even I know that Steve Jobs did NONE of the things he's credited for.
He didn't invent the personal computer.
He didn't invent the portable mp3 player.
He didn't invent Pixar.
He didn't invent the tablet computer.
He didn't invent an online store for digital music.
These things were ALL done previously by others and the products they created were just as good if not better than what jobs created.
So what DID he do? He made it easier to be one of the crowd. Which is the ultimate irony. The ad campaign Apple is probably most known for is "Think Different." If you buy an iPhone now, why do you do it? Not because you're unique. Not because you think it's the best cell phone for you. You buy it because EVERYONE ELSE WANTS ONE! Why do you think he made everything simple from a design perspective? Because he wanted sheep! He wanted a cult! Do you remember the person from high school who wore funky, original clothing or do you remember the person who dressed just like everyone else? What's original and "insanely great" about ANYTHING he did? PLEASE TELL ME. I want to know. Because I can't think of ANYTHING. He's like Elvis or Pat Boone. He took something others (African-Americans) did a hell of lot better and put a simple, safe face on it for easy consumption. YUM-YUM!
He didn't even invent NeXT computers. And look how that turned out. GOOGLE IT! It's often referred to as his "only failure." Probably the most "original" thing he did and it was an utter failure.
And I can't get over the fact that maybe Bill Gates is just as big a jerk as Steve Jobs was. But he's using his influence and money to DO SOMETHING. Making a difference. Just for the global vaccine program ALONE. And NO ONE, not even Jared Leto, is going to be tweeting when Bill Gates passes away. Steve Jobs didn't even give any money to pancreatic cancer research!!!! WHAT KILLED HIM! I'm sure the multiple appropriate foundations could have used $35-50 million which is a tax-write off for him! But NOOOOOOO! That's right. He really "dented" the universe.
And don't give me this tired shit about how he "changed" the way people listen to music. You know who changed the way people listen to music? For (actually) TWO HUGE reasons? Les Paul. No one gave a shit when he died. Maybe Slash and Jimmy Page.
You know who else did? You know who is in a large way responsible for why you can't spell, or communicate clearly and walk around like a zombie with ADD? Nobutoshi Kihara. Not Steve Jobs. Not even close.
Sweet dreams.
Brian