I’m in London right now for Planet of the Apps Conference, which would not have been a conference in quite the same way, and maybe not at all, if it had not been for Steve Jobs and his extraordinary vision. He understood how humans should interact with technology and took something that was intimidating to most people and made it personal and accessible. He made it easy. And, of course, he made it beautiful.
With the iPod, iTouch, iPhone and now the iPad, he has put the world in our hands and in the process created new ecosystems and gave the market a boost so that companies like Antenna could realize our vision of using mobile technology to make sure that our customers – and our customers’ customers – are happy and love the apps and websites we create.
In addition to his tech legacy, his words live on to inspire us and remind us to be our best, most creative and true selves and not to settle for any less:
“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything – all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure – these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.”
– Stanford commencement speech 2005
A friend said that he doesn’t think Steve will rest in peace – meaning that he’ll be working out how to make some dents in the universe. I quite liked that thought.
Tags: Apple, Apps, iPhone, Mobile, Steve Jobs
