Apple’s going to be fine. Steve’s most extraordinary work isn’t the Mac, the iPhone or the iPad. It’s rebuilding Apple in his image. It was creating organizational culture and habits that mimic his weird brain, like their aggressive software prototyping to prove that things work well and feel good.
Fuck, I’ll miss him, though. I’ll miss the way he got up there each and every time like he was selling you your own personal Jesus in a box. Not out of hucksterism, but because he really was that excited to share what he and his people had been working on. Excited to do things better. Excited to solve problems in a way that was far more tasteful, more satisfying, than anything anyone had bothered to try before. Maybe he’ll still do announcements as his health allows – but maybe that would send a weird message.
He’s a man who was lucky enough to find out exactly what he did best – and to seize upon it with every cell in his body.
I’m a better person for his example. The resurrection of Apple was one of the most enjoyable things I followed in my childhood. No matter how you feel about his approach, this is a guy who loves his work with an intensity that couldn’t be faked and won’t be soon matched.
—Danilo Campos puts into words better than I could my feelings about Mr. Steve Jobs resigning.
