Steve Jobs resigned from Apple today. Although the reason wasn't announced, the speculation is that his liver cancer has reemerged.
Steve Jobs started Apple with nothing but a good idea and a partner. Starting with nothing but this, he helped revolutionize the world.
Bill Gates started under similar circumstances. He also helped revolutionize the world.
Gates had the early corporate wins, but Jobs persisted in his consumer focus with the belief that style matters.
In the end they both won. But Jobs was became much more important to our consumer-oriented culture with the iPod, iPhone, and iPad than Gates and Microsoft could imagine.
Godspeed Steve Jobs -- one of the few true heroes of our time.
