The news of Steve Jobs standing down a Apple CEO is devastating to me as I have used Apple products since 1984 when the first Apple Macintosh came out.
That first computer was a kind of beige box with a tiny screen had such an impact on me. It was WAY better than the Commodore 64 or the Sinclair whatever it was or for that matter the Amstrad with the green and red buttons along side the usual grey ones.
I remember my Dad saying me, my brother and my sister that he could afford either a piano or a computer and asked us each which we’d prefer.
I (of course) asked for a computer and immediately started to dream of my beautiful beige box.
Well, that was a long time ago, my brother is now a professional pianist at a music school in Hertfordshire, my sister moved on to be a fairly proficient flute player and I managed to get to a week before my grade six exam before my piano teacher had a word with my parents to suggest that rather than embarrass them by entering the exam I pull out with some dignity still intact!
I did kind of enjoy the piano, I passed with distinction in grades one and two and with merit in grades three and four however, do you see the downward spiral? I passed grade five, just passed it, no distinction or merit, just a pass and finally didn’t quite make it to the grade six exam.
I don’t have sour grapes about it, I do wonder how my siblings and I would have turned out had the vote swung the other way and we’d got a Macintosh instead but hey, I’ll never know.
I quite like the fact that I’m self taught as well. A good mate of mine, also a fellow Mac-addict is a self taught chap and very good photographer gave me my first iMac, the original bondi one which I still have and won’t get rid of, unless my wife really goes crazy about it!
My love affair with all things Mac has stayed with me all this time and I just hope that the cutting edge innovation synonymous with the Apple brand and a whole load of it down to Steve Jobs doesn’t stop now he’s stood down. I don’t believe he’d leave without ensuring the future of Apple was in safe hands, he’s still going to be the chairman of the board and has recommended the new CEO to be Tim Cook who’s been with Apple for 13 years and has been running the day-to-day operations during this period. He also covered Steve Job’s responsibilities during two medical leaves of absence by Mr. Jobs in the last seven years.
Good luck Steve, I don’t know what I’d have done without you.
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