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It is with great sadness that our team at Model Metrics recognizes the passing of a true innovator in the technology world, Steve Jobs. Merriam-Webster defines genius as possessing "extraordinary intellectual power especially as manifested in creative activity," and we certainly couldn't say it better than that.
Mr. Jobs started Apple Computer in 1976 in his garage, and his visions over time became some of the most beautiful consumer electronic devices ever created. His ability to not just create devices, but define markets is unparalleled in this industry. Think about just the last 10 years:
- iPod
- iTunes
- iPhone
- iPad
- MacBook Air
All of these either defined a category, or created one from thin air. Despite Mr. Jobs' many serious health concerns, he never stopped striving for what he saw as perfection, and encouraged everyone around him to behave in a similar fashion. He illustrates that will for excellence perfectly below in his commencement speech at Stanford University in 2005: