I apologize for the lack of posting the last two days; I have been a little bit under the weather (despite how nice it has been outside all week). I had hoped to come back today with a happy exciting post about some game I found on my phone that I really enjoyed but last night I was informed of the passing of Steve Jobs the co-founder and former CEO of Apple, so I will dedicate this post to him.
A week or so ago I read an article written by someone at IGN that basically talked about the culture of gaming and who represented it (or in this case the lack of representation). They wrote about the direction of gaming and how there weren’t any faces that were recognizable beyond doubt that could move the industry forward with their influence and power and that got me thinking. Who for the past decade has been the face of technology? Steve Jobs, his influence in the world of technology is arguably more widely known than any other name. Not everyone uses or even likes Apple products, I myself am not a huge fan of them but I can’t ignore their importance to everything else I use. Apple hasn’t ever been the innovator but they have for a long time now taken an idea, done it the right way, and taken over entire markets. They have dominated these markets so well that others companies take Apple’s ideas and use them their own way because they see how good they are. They have done what they do so well that for years and years and even now companies are still trying to compete (and for the most part failing) with the iPhone and more recently the iPad.
Credit for the dominance in entire markets should be given to Steve Jobs, sure he had a team backing him but it was Steve that put his life out there to move the industry forward. Because of his work we can game on our phones while accessing our favorite videos, manage our calendars, and check our emails. Hell, our parents can’t even figure out how to do half of that but for our generation it comes second nature and that is because Steve Jobs has helped to make technology such a big part of our lives. You think PC you think Microsoft, you think Apple you think Steve Jobs, that is why I say he was the face of technology. It is upsetting to see a legend pass, but this won’t be the end of Apple, I’m sure that for all he gave to the company he set it in the direction for continued success.
P.S. If this was unbearably difficult to read or make sense of I apologize, it is a much different article than I normally write and I found it a challenge to convey meaning and purpose of another persons life.
