Love him or hate him, the world has lost a brilliant icon. He's being compared to the likes of anyone from Benjamin Franklin to John Lennon to which I agree on all accounts. He changed the way we live: listen to music...communicate through telephonic devices...watch movies...view the concept of what a 'computer' is and basically interact with electronic devices - period. Although not the only person to make prolific changes to the ways in which we interact with electric pulsations, he set the bar at the highest levels and standards in the entire world by which all other devices are measured, compared and scrutinized. Having over 300 registered patents which include the mouse, the dock (equivalent to the M$ taskbar), portable display devices (iPods), portable computers (iPads), and the electronic device which is specifically identified by what we know as the "iPhone," he has left a lasting imression on the very sphere of earth itself. The Apple seed has returned to mother earth.
Peace be to you, your family, friends and loved ones
