Dan Shipper | The immortal visionary
(10/06/11 7:29am)
Attempting to write about what Steve Jobs meant to our generation without resorting to cliches is almost an impossible task. Here was a man who so embodied the ethos of the Silicon Valley entrepreneur — indeed, the very spirit of the American dream — that even a detailed description of his life and the things he produced is almost fated to be reduced to sweeping platitude. But it has been clear from the introduction of the Apple II to the titanic success of the iPad that this is Steve Jobs’ world. We’re just living in it.