It may not seem like it, but Steve Jobs passed away four whole years ago today — leading to his colleagues paying tribute to the late Apple CEO.
In an email sent out to employees, Tim Cook praised Jobs as a “visionary,” reminding people that Jobs’ office remains untouched at Apple, and encouraging people to post their own memories to Apple’s internal AppleWeb intranet and messaging system.
Check out Cook’s complete message below:
Team,
Today marks four years since Steve passed away. On that day, the world lost a visionary. We at Apple lost a leader, a mentor, and many of us lost a dear friend.
Steve was a brilliant person, and his priorities were very simple. He loved his family above all, he loved Apple, and he loved the people with whom he worked so closely and achieved so much.Each year since his passing, I have reminded everyone in the Apple community that we share the privilege and responsibility of continuing the work Steve loved so much.
What is his legacy? I see it all around us: An incredible team that embodies his spirit of innovation and creativity. The greatest products on earth, beloved by customers and empowering hundreds of millions of people around the world. Soaring achievements in technology and architecture. Experiences of surprise and delight. A company that only he could have built. A company with an intense determination to change the world for the better.And, of course, the joy he brought his loved ones.
He told me several times in his final years that he hoped to live long enough to see some of the milestones in his children’s lives. I was in his office over the summer with Laurene and their youngest daughter. Messages and drawings from his kids to their father are still there on Steve’s whiteboard.
If you never knew Steve, you probably work with someone who did or who was here when he led Apple. Please stop one of us today and ask what he was really like. Several of us have posted our personal remembrances on AppleWeb, and I encourage you to read them.
Thank you for honoring Steve by continuing the work he started, and for remembering both who he was and what he stood for.
Tim
In a tweet, Cook also remembered Jobs, and said that Apple is “continuing the work he loved so much.”
Remembering Steve for who he was and what he stood for. We honor him by continuing the work he loved so much. pic.twitter.com/6UiXBjYe3l
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) October 5, 2015
Source: Telegraph
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18 responses to “Tim Cook commemorates Steve Jobs on fourth anniversary of his death”
“And, of course, the joy he brought his loved ones.” – his daughter and mother of his daughter could have really used that ‘love’ during the time he disavowed being her father, even telling a court that her birth ‘was impossible’
he may have been a visionary but he was also a tyrant. He even lied to wozniak about how much they were paid for their first pro gig.
to paint steve jobs as some sort of humanitarian is wrong
the truth shall set u free !
I’m never going to argue that Jobs was a faultless person. Clearly he had many flaws, and a lot of what made him a great businessman were what made him a difficult person. I do think it’s a bit unfair, however, to base your entire image of who Steve was (and particularly to people like Tim Cook, who only knew him from his forties) on things Jobs did (or didn’t do) when he was an immature twenty-something.
i am an apple engineer with paper ! have been doing mac / win stuff for 25 yrs now – it is cook, not me, that is trying to re-write history – there is NO excuse for not acknowledging YOUR OWN DAUGHTER !!!! that ‘flaw’ did not make him a great businessman
“NO excuse”?? Don’t be so self righteous. Have you never experienced redemption in yourself or someone else?
I know people whose parent(s) did not acknowledge, or otherwise mistreated, their kid(s), but later in life redeemed themselves and went on to develop loving relationship with their kid(s) … just as Jobs did.
were these same people millionaires, as was jobs ?
Some are/were, some not. But what difference does that make? Does being a millionaire … or billionaire … mean you’re not as redeemable, or vice versa?
jobs did indeed change the world – but he was not a nice person
For sure, Jobs was not “always” a nice person … esp. in his younger years. However, we can say that about virtually everybody … including myself, and probably you.
I don’t know anything about you, but I’d bet we could cherry-pick several actions or episodes in your life that would show you in a very bad light.
However, fortunately for you, you haven’t had your entire life looked at under a microscope by ten-of-thousands of journalists, movie makers, and billions of people.
i was never a millionaire who denied fathering a daughter and forced her mother to go on welfare
tim cook’s piece is pure puff
just admit steve was not a nice man, denied his daughter for years, but did change the world vis a vis technology
this attempt to paint jobs as a saint is un-necessary
Why does he/it have to be one extreme or the other? Life seldom works that way. Jobs was neither a full-on, full-time a–hole every day or era of his life … nor was he a saint. People can change, and often do as they get older.
And, BTW, no one here has said he was a “saint.” You’re the one who used that word. Instead of laze intellect, try less exaggeration and more balance in your argument. It’s harder to do but’s much more accurate.
“try less exaggeration and more balance in your argument. It’s harder to do but’s much more accurate.”
tell tim cook the same…
please read the article in “fortune” magazine for how jobs treated his daughter
i tried posting a link but it seems to have been magically removed
I’m very aware of the story of Jobs and his daughter. He acted abdominally. But you should read about what he did with his daughter later on in life.
You’re right, Jobs was no saint, but he was no devil either. And in spite of your apparent hatred of the guy, there are many many people who personally knew about and experienced the wrath of Jobs but who were happy to continue to work for him and who still love him.
please tell tim cook that “jobs was no saint”
i typed, maybe u missed it; “just admit steve was not a nice man, denied his daughter for years, but did change the world vis a vis technology”
is that comment ‘all or nothing’?
from article u claimed to have read/be aware of; “Lisa’s own relationship with Jobs remained volatile into adulthood, leading to long periods where they didn’t speak to one another.”
Like I said, I’m well aware of the early and later relationship of Jobs and his daughter … although your “claimed” implies I may be lying about that … LOL … so no need to educate me about what I already know.
Not my doing. Disqus (or maybe just the way it’s set up here) doesn’t let links get pasted in to comments. It’s probably there to stop spam, but it’s very annoying.
did not say it was your doing… i do not know if u are or are not aware of jobs turbulent relationship with the daughter he claimed to not be his own
u claim to be but i do not know if u really are – u may be lying….