It was just a casual chat with one of my co-worker. He asked me, "How
much money, is enough money? Steve Jobs made billions and now he is dead. What
use is the money when it couldn't save his life?"
Well true in a way, money may not buy you everything, it may not be
everything. Desires have no end but there always means to accomplish
them.
More than the wealth Steve Jobs made it’s the other aspect about this
character which charms me. He was a great believer of his ideas; he was what we
call a visionary. Great ideas, amazing products, designs that made customers
croon about apple. Someone who made customers stay not just loyal, but if I may
say - slave to apple products.
The other facet of Steve which stands out is, he was a great fighter. I'm
not just referring to his battle with cancer. He fought hard against cynics to
create Apple in the first place. Then there was the episode of exiting Apple
and creating Next! Then of course his return to Apple, not so pleasant time
with sales going southwards.
Innovation - that's exactly what Steve redefined. His ever famous quote on
innovation -“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” i-Pod,
a music player that redefined the music industry, when people asked what next,
it was time for i-Phone and then came i-pad. He was like a crusader of
technological revolution.
In the end as I get done with what I wanted to share about Steve Jobs, I
would like to quote him for one last time tonight:
“Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me … Going to bed
at night saying we’ve done something wonderful… that’s what matters to me.” as
quoted in The Wall Street Journal (Summer 1993).
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