Thirteen Years Gone, But the turtleneck’s Still in Fashion
Folks, it’s been thirteen years since Steve Jobs, the Apple guy with the black turtleneck uniform, shuffled off this mortal coil. Can you believe it? He’s been gone longer than he ran Apple the second time around. That’s like, a whole product lifecycle in Cupertino time.
But here’s the thing: Jobs may be pushing up daisies, but his legacy is alive and well. Apple’s still raking in the dough, Tim Cook’s sporting his own dad-jeans-and-mock-turtleneck look, and we’re all still glued to our iPhones like they’re surgically attached.
So, how’s Apple remembering their dearly departed leader? Well, Tim Cook tweeted something sentimental – let’s be real, these tech CEOs aren’t exactly Shakespeare – and they’ve got a website full of Jobs-isms. You know, the kind of stuff that sounds profound when a billionaire says it, but would get you weird looks if you tried it at your local coffee shop.
They’ve even got a “Remembering Steve” page on the Apple website. It’s like a virtual condolence card, except instead of casseroles, people are probably leaving comments about how their Macs changed their lives.
Look, Jobs was a complicated guy. Brilliant, visionary, kind of a jerk… we’ve heard it all. But you can’t deny the impact he had. He basically reinvented the phone, the computer, the music industry… the guy was a walking disruption machine.
So, pour one out for Steve Jobs, the iGod himself. And maybe think twice before complaining about the price of your next iPhone. After all, genius don’t come cheap.
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