We all knew this day would come — but not so soon. My reaction was a sudden exclamation of “holy crap” after seeing the USA Today headline pop up on my iPad while on a conference call.
You can read about how Leander was shocked and saddened when he heard the news in his reaction post. Cult of Mac contributor Adam Rosen was frustrated with the timing: “I got the news simultaneously from NPR and the NY Times website, and thought ‘of course this happens when I’m out on vacation…’ ”
Additionally David W. Martin another Cult of Mac contributor was cooking dinner when he heard the announcement, “I was watching NBC news while cooking one of my favorites meals — turkey tacos. I had just prepared a plate and I was carrying it to the table when the news announced Jobs’ resignation as Apple CEO. Needless to say I just about dropped the plate full of food when the news burst out of the TV. I’ll never look at those tacos the same way again…”
Of course, at the Cult of Mac we’re steeped in Apple stuff all day — it’s no wonder we’re all a little dazed. But what about you? What was your reaction? D’you feel as if it’s as big a deal as we do?
When he was eight, Eli Milchman came home from frolicking in the Veld one day and was given an Atari 400. Since then, his fascination with technology has made him an intrepid early adopter of whatever charming new contraption crosses his path. He calls San Francisco home, where he works as a journalist and photographer. Eli has contributed to the pages of Wired.com and BIKE Magazine, among others. Hang with him on Twitter.
