[avalys]

I’m stupefied as to how someone who didn’t know him socially can miss the CEO of a giant faceless corporation

Would you have called Apple “faceless” if Steve Jobs were still CEO?

I miss Steve Jobs because he did great things and he inspired others to do great things. The world was a more vibrant and creative place with him in it. As a software engineer I have used Apple products to do almost all of my day-to-day work since 2004 and I am thankful I have not had to use Linux, Windows or Android instead. It makes me sad to think of what we might have today if he was still alive.

And in comparison, here on HN, you mention the CEO of company that makes - electric razors? Whose name you cannot even remember?

The fact that Steve Jobs was an asshole to people at times is irrelevant. You value people for their strengths, not their weaknesses.

[dtjb]

As an interesting aside, Braun was led by Dieter Rams, a towering figure in product design and one of Jobs most influential idols.

https://blogs.lt.vt.edu/andrewpacio/2016/02/19/how-a-designe...

[Lio]

Dieter Rams was the legendary head of industrial design at Braun but I don't think you could say that he led the company.

His role was more akin to Jony Ive's at Apple.

Jobs was a different kind of animal. It's hard to say exactly what the source of his magic was but the fact that he remained interesting throughout his career showed he had something special that's still worth talking about.