우리의 영웅 Steve Jobs 씨의 영원한 안식을 빕니다.

 

2011년 10월 5일 56세로 타계한 Steve Jobs

 

 

 

 

Apple Inc. 의 CEO 이자 실리콘 밸리의 왕이라고 불리기도 한 스키스 잡스 씨가 어제 10월 5일 췌장암으로 56세에 세상을 떠났다.

그는 2004년에 암수술을 받은 후에 3번이나 애플의 최고직에서 휴직을 했는데 올해 8월 24일에 21세에 집 차고에서 그가 설립한 에플 회사에서

35년간 몸담고 있던 애플에서 건가의 악화로 퇴임을 한 후에 한달 남짓 후에 급기야 아직도 한창 일할 젊은 나이에 세상을 떠나서

세계에 많은 사람들이 그의 죽음을 애도하는 추모식이 이어지고 있다.

 

Jobs씨는 1976년에 친구이자 그처럼 대학교 중퇴자인 스티브 우즈니아크 와 처음으로 애플 콤퓨터를 조립하던 곳에서

불과 몇킬로미터 떨어진 캘리포니아의 로스 알토스(Los Altos) 에서 사망했다고 전해진다.

그가 조립한 애플콤퓨터는 그때까지 콤퓨터란 대회사에서 비싼 돈을 들여서만 살 수 있고

전문가들의 전유물로만 생각되는 컴퓨터를 보통사람들이 쉽게 사용할 수 있는 personal computer의 시초라고 하겠다. 

 

그는 누가 뭐래도 "i" 혁명을 일으킨 주동자로 iMac, the iPod, the iPhone, iPad 를 탄생시킨 명실공한 장본인이며,

인체공학에 의해서 만들어진 ergonomic design 의 창시자이기도 하다. 

그는 애플 회사를 경영하면서 세군데에 주력을 두었다: 즉 컴퓨터, 음악 그리고 영화분야를 환상적으로 묶어서

새로운 대중문화를 창시하기도 했다.  사용자들에게 편한 마우스부터 맥킨토시 컴퓨터는

인간과 컴퓨터에 새로운 관계를 정립해 주었고, 1986년에 Pixar Animation Studio를 인수해서

11개의 몬스터 영화들이 대박을 터트리기도 했다.

 

하지만 더 큰 성공을 안겨다 준 상품은 뭐니뭐니해서 2001년에 선 보인 iPod 일것이다.

이 선풍적이고 획기적인 상품으로 당시 음악 산업의 선두주자인 Sony를 제치고 음악산업의 새로운 판도를 형성한 발팥이 되었다.

iTune 서비스로 에디슨이 처음으로 전축을 발명한 이래로 음악을 디지탈로 공급과 delivery 시스템으로 말 그대로

음악산업과 디지탈 테크놀로지의 혁명을 가져다 주었다.

 

그가 불과 몇달 전 까지도 세계 정보산업과 엔터테인먼트의 대제국의 황제로 군림하면서 디지탈 문화와 다지탈 프로덕션의 주동자였던

그의 죽음은 실리콘 밸리의 우주에서 크고 밝은 별 하나가 떨어진 사건이라고 여겨지며

그는 근세의 컴퓨터, 정보, 엔터테인먼트, 문화, 디자인 등등 여러 분야에서

몇세대를 앞서가는 선구자로 아래와 같이 지대한 공헌을 해서 우리의 삶과 세상을 바꾸어 놓고 홀홀히 떠났다.

 

1. He connected every aspect of our lives.

그는 우리의 삶 전체를 연결 해 주었다.

2. He turned technology into art.

그는 테크놀러지를 예술로 승화시켰다.

3. He made advertising innovative.

그는 광고산업에 세로운 장을 열어 주었다.

4. He made computers simple

그는 컴퓨터를 간단하게 만들었다.

5. He made PCs before they were PCs.

그는 pc가 pc 이기 전에 이미 pc를 직접 만들었다.

오랫동안 나의 선생이고, 우상이자 영웅인

고인의 영원한 안식을 위해서

촛불을 밝게 키고,

사과 하나를 옆에 두고

기도를 드립니다.

평안히 잠드소서........

 

 

 

세계 각국에서 많은 사람들이 그의 죽음을 애도하는 모습들....

A copy of the Wall Street Journal and an apple are left in remembrance to Steve Jobs, founder and former CEO of Apple Inc., outside the Apple Store on West 14th Street on October 6, 2011 in New York City

 Andrew Burton, Getty Images

뉴욕의 14가에서 ...

 

 

 A man photographs tributes to the late Steve Jobs with his iPad outside the Apple Store in London October 6, 2011.

SUZANNE PLUNKETT, Reuters

영국 런던에서...

 

 

 An impromptu shrine at the Apple Store on Ste. Catherine St. W. in Montreal Oct. 6

 Peggy Curran, The Gazette

캐나다 몬트리올에서...

 

 

 

An "iVigil", with iPads, flowers, an apple and newpapers, is held at the Apple store in Hong Kong on October 6, 2011, after the announcement of the death of Apple's Steve Jobs.

 LAURENT FIEVET, Getty Images

중국 홍콩에서...

 

 

 

Tributes to the late Steve Jobs are left outside the Apple Store in London October 6
SUZANNE PLUNKETT, Reuters

영국 런던에서..

 

 

 October 6: An apple with the word "bye" carved into it sits outside an Apple store after it was left by a man commemorating the life of Apple Inc's founder and former chief executive Steve Jobs, October 5, 2011 in Pasadena, California.  ROBYN BECK, AFP/Getty Images

미국 캘리포니아의 파사디나에서...

 

 People congregate outside the Apple Inc. store and look at a makeshift shrine to commemorate Steve Jobs, in Beijing, China,

on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011

중국 베이징에서..

 

 

 Tributes to the late Steve Jobs are left outside the Apple Store in London October 6, 2011.  ANNE PLUNKETT, Reuters

영국 런던에서..

 

 

 Aaron Katersky, from New York, takes a photo of candles and flowers that have been place in remembrance of Steve Jobs, 

 outside the Apple Store at West 66th Street on October 5, 2011 in New York City.  

 Andrew Burton, Getty Images

미국 뉴욕의 66가에서..

 

 

 A tag is painted outside Apple's flagship store in New York to remember Apple's founder Steve Jobs, on New York's 5th Avenue, October 5, 2011.   EMMANUEL DUNAND, Getty Images

미국 뉴욕의 5가에서..

 

 

 People light candles at a makeshift memorial for Steve Jobs at the Apple headquarters on October 5, 2011 in Cupertino, California. Kevork Djansezian, Getty Images

애플 본사가 있는 미국의 쿠퍼티노에서..

 

 

 Apples and candles adorn a makeshift memorial for Steve Jobs at the Apple headquarters on October 5, 2011 in Cupertino, California.

Kevork Djansezian, Getty Images

미국 쿠퍼티노에서..

 

 

A Japanese man places a flower bouqet outside an Apple store in Tokyo on October 6, 2011. The passing of Steve Jobs left people around the world "iSad" on October 6, with countless mourners typing out their grief on the handheld Apple gadgets that have transformed modern life
Yoshikazu Tsuno, Getty Images

일본 동경에서..

 

 

 A rose and a message reading "Thank you Steve" are display at the entrance of an Apple store on October 6 in Paris. The death of Apple founder Steve Jobs provoked an online outpouring of grief likely to smash records, an Australian firm said Thursday as mourners took to the Internet to pay tribute to the tech guru. Social media sites sagged under the weight of Jobs-related posts, with five of the top ten topics trending worldwide on Twitter about the Apple pioneer, including #ThankYouSteve and #iSad

 MIGUEL MEDINA, Getty Images

불란서 파리에서...

 

 

 A woman prays near flower bouquets paying tribute to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs outside an Apple store in Tokyo on October 6, 2011. The passing of Steve Jobs left people around the world "iSad" on October 6, with countless mourners typing out their grief on the handheld Apple gadgets that have transformed modern life
Yoshikazu Tsuno, Getty Images

일본 동경에셔...

 

 

People mourn Apple co-founder Steve Jobs at an Apple store on October 06, 2011 in Shanghai

 ChinaFotoPress, Getty Images

중국 상해에서

 

Two apples are placed at the entrance of the Apple store in Paris

 

 

애플 회사의 공식적인 부고 내용

If you would like to share your thoughts, memories, and condolences, please email rememberingsteve@apple.com

 

 Bill Gates- Facebook

“I’m truly saddened to learn of Steve Jobs’ death. Melinda and I extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends, and to everyone Steve has touched through his work.

Steve and I first met nearly 30 years ago, and have been colleagues, competitors and friends over the course of more than half our lives.
The world rarely sees someone who has had the profound impact Steve has had, the effects of which will be felt for many generations to come.
For those of us lucky enough to get to work with him, it’s been an insanely great honor.

I will miss Steve immensely”.

Check back for more quotes from industry insiders that knew and worked with Steve.

 

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has issued the following statement:

“Steve, thank you for being a mentor and a friend. Thanks for showing that what you build can change the world. I will miss you.

 

Google co-founder Sergey Brin has issued the following statement:

“From the earliest days of Google, whenever Larry and I sought inspiration for vision and leadership, we needed to look no farther than Cupertino. Steve, your passion for excellence is felt by anyone who has ever touched an Apple product (including the macbook I am writing this on right now). And I have witnessed it in person the few times we have met.  on behalf of all of us at Google and more broadly in technology, you will be missed very much. My condolences to family, friends, and colleagues at Apple.”

 

Google co-founder Larry Page has issued the following statement:

“I am very, very sad to hear the news about Steve. He was a great man with incredible achievements and amazing brilliance. He always seemed to be able to say in very few words what you actually should have been thinking before you thought it. His focus on the user experience above all else has always been an inspiration to me. He was very kind to reach out to me as I became CEO of Google and spend time offering his advice and knowledge even though he was not at all well. My thoughts and Google’s are with his family and the whole Apple family.”

 

President Obama has issued the following statement:

“Michelle and I are saddened to learn of the passing of Steve Jobs. Steve was among the greatest of American innovators – brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it.

By building one of the planet’s most successful companies from his garage, he exemplified the spirit of American ingenuity. By making computers personal and putting the internet in our pockets, he made the information revolution not only accessible, but intuitive and fun. And by turning his talents to storytelling, he has brought joy to millions of children and grownups alike. Steve was fond of saying that he lived every day like it was his last. Because he did, he transformed our lives, redefined entire industries, and achieved one of the rarest feats in human history: he changed the way each of us sees the world.

The world has lost a visionary. And there may be no greater tribute to Steve’s success than the fact that much of the world learned of his passing on a device he invented. Michelle and I send our thoughts and prayers to Steve’s wife Laurene, his family, and all those who loved him.”

 

Walt Disney CEO Robert Iger has issued the following statement:

“Steve Jobs was a great friend as well as a trusted adviser. His legacy will extend far beyond the products he created or the businesses he built. It will be the millions of people he inspired, the lives he changed, and the culture he defined. Steve was such an ‘original,’ with a thoroughly creative, imaginative mind that defined an era. Despite all he accomplished, it feels like he was just getting started. With his passing the world has lost a rare original, Disney has lost a member of our family, and I have lost a great friend. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife Laurene and his children during this difficult time.”

 

Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang said:

“Steve was my hero growing up. He not only gave me a lot of personal advice and encouragement, he showed all of us how innovation can change lives. I will miss him dearly, as will the world.”

 

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo said:

“Once in a rare while, somebody comes along who doesn’t just raise the bar, they create an entirely new standard of measurement.”