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The industry loses a great visionary

By: Ericsson 6 October, 2011 News , People , Technology , , ,

Steve Jobs’ death marks a sad day for the industry – and for the millions of people whose relationship with technology and devices has been profoundly changed by his visionary thinking.

Ericsson President and CEO Hans Vestberg said in a statement: “Our industry has lost a great visionary and inspirer. With his innovative thinking, Steve Jobs was part of creating the massive growth in smartphone usage we are seeing today.”

Part of what made Apple and devices so successful was the focus on the user. Jobs had a vision to make the device relevant for all media; he looked beyond the computer and took devices and the user interface to a new level. Simply put, Jobs worked to make  technology personal.

Jobs was indeed a great visionary – already compared by some to the likes of Edison and Ford. The Networked Society would have been very different without him.

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  • Bob

    Great words, but what did he actually invent? Great corporate leader and excellent visionary and marketer, but Edison? also heard comparisons to Einstein? /Bob

  • Krishnan Padmanabhan

    I think the comparisons are in terms of the impact on our world and our lives. Entirely apropos, IMHO.

  • JN

    He just dared to be different and do things his way than follow conventions.

  • Kalluri

    Jobs fixed a lot of problems in the devices and complete system around. While doing that he filed 300+ patents

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