Tribute to Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs passed away peacefully in his sleep at the age of 56 years. He was suffering from a rare incurable cancer of the pancreas.

But, sure, death cannot push Steve Jobs into oblivion for he has achieved immortality through his life and mission. A life dedicated to innovations with a mission to bring technology within reach of every man.

To say that he had succeeded in his mission would be an understatement of a lifetime. Beginning very humbly, struggling to make a living by selling empty coke bottles and living without a roof over his head, Steve Jobs had come a long way indeed to become the Chairman and CEO of Apple. He brought the impeccable OS, Apple McIntosh to us and later on dazzled us with the iPods, iPads and iPhones Marvelous technology at our finger tips!

Steve Jobs (1955-2011) lived a life of achievements and futuristic innovations. Money never went to his head. He rose from the penurious early days to own US$8.50 billion in assets by the time he resigned as CEO. Apple, the company he founded, made it to the Forbes list with total estimated assets worth US$400billion dollars.

Still Steve remained the same old gentleman. He was genial, soft spoken and down to earth. Money never ever made him dizzy. He remained a gentleman to the core and dedicated his life and work to his innovations. He never was satisfied with Apple. He forayed in to other areas and bought a controlling stake in Pixar, the animations company. He sure had the Midas' touch and turned everything into gold.

He left Apple at the peak but was destined to return to Apple, when they took over his new venture NeXT.

The US President Barack Obama, while paying homage to Steve Jobs, has said that in the death of Steve Jobs, the world has lost one of the leading innovators.

We can unanimously agree on the credentials of Steve Jobs, in receiving these posthumous encomiums from high places.

Here is a man who had started from scratch, painstakingly built his career brick by brick and reached the pinnacle of not only wealth but innovation and recognition.

As Bill Gates has said it is a rare honor for all those who had the great opportunity to have worked with him. He has shown us the way.
Let us move forward! Let us follow the Path!

By Kannan Krishnamani