It’s been over three years since Steve Jobs died, however the hole he left at Apple and those closest to him still hasn’t been filled. Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli’s upcoming book Becoming Steve Jobs is full of anecdotes and events that showcase just how much Steve meant to his friends.
One such event happened in 2013, during Laurene Powell Jobs’ fiftieth birthday. Pixar CEO John Lasseter recounts in the book that he got there early and started talking to Tim Cook.
“Do you miss him? I really miss Steve,” Lasseter said, and then pulled out iPhone to show Tim that Jobs phone number and photo were still on the list.
Cook pulled out his phone too and showed Lasseter that he still couldn’t delete Jobs’ number yet either.
“I can’t get rid of that,” Lasseter said, according to a report on the book from Business Insider. “It’s funny, there’s a little club, I guess is the best way to describe it,” Lasseter says. “The people like Jony and Tim, myself, that were very close to Steve up until the very end. And no one gets it, how much we miss him.”
The story took place nearly two years ago, so it’s possible Tim and Lasseter have replaced Steve on their contacts by now, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s still there. As the CEO of Pixar, Lasseter was part of Steve Jobs’ inner circle since the time of Jobs’ exile at NeXT until his death in 2011.
Via: BI
Buster Hein is a freelance writer who lives in Phoenix, Arizona. Twitter: @bst3r.
11 responses to “Tim Cook still hasn’t deleted Steve Jobs from his contacts”
My father passed away a few years ago and I have a hard time removing his contact
“it’s possible Tim and Lasseter have replaced Steve on their contacts by now”
No, Buster. It is not possible.
“Tim Cook still hasn’t deleted Steve Jobs from his contacts”
I really don’t understand why this article was written. You say, “It’s been over three years since Steve Jobs died, however the hole he left at Apple and those closest to him still hasn’t been filled.” How could it •ever• be filled, especially by those who worked with Steve Jobs?
We all have holes in our hearts for fathers, mothers, brother, sisters, friends, legends and idols. We keep photos of them, scan slides of them, treasure video and audio of them, and even sometimes keep them in contacts.
Cult of Mac—and BGR to a more shameless degree—are constantly dredging up old, negative bits about Steve. I don’t know the ratio, but I bet it’s five or ten to one nasty bits versus kindly and positive bits about Jobs. With all this swirling info about Steve, both good and bad (much of which comes from CoM), it seems disingenuous of you to write about why people would have a hard time forgetting him, or even implying such.
Just one man’s (and fan’s) opinion.
I don’t think funerary processions for the pharoahs lasted this long.
Funerary processions… no.
But pyramids, other burial sites and, of course, history… absolutely.
What a pathetic bit of trash advertising this is… Oh, I mean journalism…..
Sorry, I don’t understand your post. “Trash advertising” for what?
omg, i can’t cry with this :'(
it’s emotional
So creepy, waiting Steve jobs call him from hell :)
I got people who quit ten years ago still in my contacts list. Its called “being a lazy azz”.
Why can’t we give the same level of admiration for people, who normally aren’t covered in mass media, who’ve touched so many people’s lives in a way that doesn’t involve commerce. Like people who spend their lives helping countless others and expect nothing in return and nothing in the way of publicity. People who genuinely care and love people, even strangers. These are the truly great people.