Steve Jobs

Today the news has broken that the world has lost one of its greatest visionaries.

Though I like so many others never got the chance to meet with Steve in person, I had a feeling I knew him.

When you watched an Apple keynote you felt that Steve was talking directly to you, there are few people on earth that have that kind of gift when it comes to public speaking. Add to this the passion he felt for Apple and its products each keynote took on a feeling of a religious experience, the kind of feeling you get when listening to an evangelist minister.

I'll leave the complete obituary to the main stream press and those who knew Steve well. All I will say is that the world is a different place thanks to Steve's drive and determination to make it better through his vision of how we should use technology. I think President Obama hit the nail on the head in his statement, by saying "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".

The legacy of quality products and the company he created in his own image will continue for many years to come, but the world will be a little more empty without Steve Jobs in it.

Rest in peace Steve, my prayers are with your family and friends.