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"Steve Jobs leaves behind a nearly unrivaled legacy of invention and innovation.\nHis products are loved by millions and copied by competitors; his design aesthetic has become the barometer by which all other things are compared, and his vision of the future has given life to products and services that have changed entire industries. \nAre we likely to see another human being in our lifetime wield as great an influence?\nMashable contacted industry insiders, entrepreneurs and celebrated technologists to get their perspectives. Could there ever be another person capable of profoundly changing the world through software and hardware design as Jobs has done?\nHistory Suggests People With These Attributes Will Occasionally Emerge\nAt the high end of innovative human achievement, the details never repeat; that's what defines the innovation. \nBut history suggests that in at least a fair fraction of civilizations, people with these attributes will occasionally emerge.\n\u2014 Stephen Wolfram, founder &amp; CEO, Wolfram Research\nA Product Of An Era That Was\nYes there will be. And no there won't be.  \nThe sensibility that Jobs brought to products \u2014 beautiful design, attention to simplicity \u2014 humanizes design and end-to-end coupling of hardware and software. These things are all very much part of the future we in this industry are building.\nThere is so much still to be built. Smart device-based devices and software, dumb devices and software. Social services. Beautiful services! The USA is well positioned to continue to lead in technology and web services. We are makers in this field \u2014 and I hope we will remain leaders and makers.   \nAll that said, there won't be another person who has such a singular influence on hardware and software and innovation. The market today tends to reward and focus people on quick hits versus deep investigation and commitment. Jobs spent the better part of his life thinking about the human/computer interface \u2014 from Newton to the sheet of glass I'm typing on now (iPhone). That kind of focus in one company, by one person covering hardware and software is a product of an era that was.   \n\u2014 John Borthwick, founder &amp; CEO, Betaworks\nSome Of Us Will Make It Happen Again\nWill there be another Steve Jobs? At a different time, different place, and different focus, yes. \nThere are a very few people in the world that stand up to what Steve created. His willingness to be uncompromising, even in the face of great difficulty, and to have brilliant insight ... these qualities are hard to find. Yet every once in a while, there are individuals that out of vision, or perhaps need, stand up, stand in an uncompromising place, and create.\nAs I reflect on the story that I have heard about Steve's upbringing, I think that the conditions of his youth, more than anything else, are the source of what created him. Early struggle, with a family that cared for him, but still was in struggle ... these things laid the foundation. Finding his way to Zen meditation practice gave him focus. Dropping in on classes (e.g. his insight about print because of the calligraphy classes that he took) gave him insight into other worlds that he brought to Apple. And Silicon Valley gave him a place to grow his dreams and vision.\nAlthough I could never measure my own accomplishments against his, I do believe that I, and others, have followed a simliar path \u2014 a path driven by uncompromisingly driving a great vision. Some of us will make it happen again.  \nCandidates. Sadly, at this note ... this is not clear to me. Perhaps it's because Steve's passing happened quicker than I thought it would. I do believe, though, that with the events of this year, we'll see others step forward.\nGetting to work at NeXT changed my life ... in Steve, I feel lucky to have had a hero that I got to learn from.\n\u2014 Kevin Koym, Founder, Tech Ranch Austin\nJobs Set a New Standard\nSpeaking both as the founder of Pandora and as a longtime musician, I can say that no one brought more innovation and more opportunity to music than Steve and Apple. \nHis extraordinary vision and tenacity, and the artistry of the Apple products set a new standard for everyone.  \n\u2014 Tim Westergren, founder &amp; chief strategy officer, Pandora\nPeople Thought There Would Never Be Another Edison\nIt's easy to say there won't be. Largely because, well, there won't be. \nBut people probably thought there would never be another Edison, either. And here we are, celebrating the life of Steve Jobs and every amazing thing he did. \n\u2014 Matt Buchanan, deputy editor, Gizmodo\nA Singular Combination of Genius &amp; Execution\nWill there ever be another Steve Jobs? No. \nThe combination of genius and execution at his level is so singular that it is meaningless to compare it with others. Was there another Mozart? Shakespeare? Einstein? There will never be another Steve Jobs, but \u2014 exactly because his lifetime focus was on the very ideas of experience and design and perfection \u2014 he has inspired ten thousand people to come after him, and stand on his shoulders, and reach much further than he did.\n\u2014 Phil Libin, CEO, Evernote\nA Unique Combo of Vision, Design, Performance, Leadership &amp; Elegance\nSteve Jobs' passing has me both saddened, humbled and inspired all at the same time. I haven't been able to stop thinking about it.  My heart goes out to his family, everyone at Apple and everyone affected by his amazing achievements. \nSteve brought to light a unique combination of vision, design, performance, leadership and elegance that inspired and changed the world. \n\u2014 Adam Brotman, senior vice president, Starbucks Digital Ventures\nJobs &amp; Apple Transcend Generations\nI don't think there will be another Steve Jobs. Three main reasons:\nVery few people have the sheer ability to produce products like Steve did. This has been discussed a lot. Steve was a product visionary: He thought years ahead to launch spectacular devices. He said \"no\" when something wasn't right. People talk about the small stuff, like an icon's color being slightly off. But more importantly was the big stuff, like not releasing a tablet for years until the hardware and software was ready. That takes patience.\nYou need to build an amazing team around you. Apple has this. From the executives to all the employees, Apple has the most spectacular set of engineers and designers in the world. You can't do it alone, and you need people you can trust and who have the same passion you do.\nThere are other product geniuses out there, but the reason why none will match Steve is because Apple builds products that really touch people's lives. Our phones help us communicate, iTunes for music, video chat, photos\u2026 These are very emotional things for us and that's what Apple builds. They transcend generations and technology.\n\u2014 Sachin Agarwal, founder &amp; CEO, Posterous\nJobs Was Willy Wonka\nSteve Jobs was Willy Wonka \u2014 a brilliant, creative, determined, private man who made so many people believe his toys were magical!  \nIt is amazing how his death has been elevated into a loss of such monumental proportions as one would expect with the death of Martin Luther King, Gandhi, or JFK. A good friend of mine said it best: \"Perhaps in a world that is obsessed with 'stuff' and money, Steve Jobs was a messiah.\"\n\u2014 Dmitry Shapiro, CEO &amp; co-founder, Anybeat\nA  Seismic Shift From Content To Product\nI don't think our generation will see another Steve Jobs, if by that we mean the combined impact on product and design, as well as the business world. \nIn short, what he did turning around Apple as a business is pretty much unheard of in the technology industry \u2014 to go from an existing, maturing business that was literally running out of cash, failing products in the face of a dominant competitor (Microsoft) to go on to be one of the most valuable companies in the world ... I think that one is a no. \nAs a leader, taking big bets, inspiring, being visionary while risking a multi-billion dollar company, I can't think of another example, and the world of business is rife with the other side of the coin. \nOn the other hand, his influence on the world of products and design will indeed lead to \"another\" Steve Jobs in terms of consumer impact.\nIn my mind, Steve Jobs represents a seismic shift from content to product. It's hard to internalize but having been within large media organizations there's always a belief that content alone will drive audiences, build platforms, determine winners. \nWhat Steve did was to ignite our passions for products ... from Google to Facebook these are entire organizations and businesses that have styled themselves after Apple placing a critical importance on product \u2014 information and user design, quality of experience, simplicity of form and function. Just take a look at any developer conference and suddenly you are seeing a different breed of young design-influenced, product-centric teams. I credit Steve with that shift.\n\u2014 Adam Cahan, Media Products Vice President, Yahoo\nThe Life &amp; Times of Steve Jobs\n\n\nSteve Jobs Life &amp; Times\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1955 - 1960s: Birth - Childhood\n\nFebruary 24, 1955: Steve Jobs is born in San Francisco. He is adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs.\n1969: Jobs meets Steve Wozniak at Homestead High School.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1970s: Apple II\n\nApril 1, 1976: Founds Apple with Steve Wozniak and Ron Wayne. Wayne would later sell back his stake in the company, after becoming skittish that Apple would succeed.\nJuly 1976: The Apple I goes on sale for $666.66. The computer was a fully assembled circuit board, however, users had to provide their own case, keyboard, power supply and display. About 200 units were made, many with wooden cases.\nApril 17, 1977: The Apple II makes its debut at the West Coast Computer Faire in San Francisco. In June, the system goes on sale. It becomes a huge success and helps kickstart the personal computer revolution.\n1979: Jobs visits Xerox PARC and gets a glimpse at the mouse and the graphical user interface. Jobs immediately realizes that the GUI is the future of computing.\nImage courtesy of Flickr, Detroity2K\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1980s: Macintosh / NeXT\n\nDecember 12, 1980: Apple goes public. Its shares are priced at $22 and close at $29 their first day, giving the company a market valuation of 1.77 billion.\nMarch 1981: Jobs becomes chairman of the board at Apple.\nFebruary 15, 1982: Jobs appears on the over of Time magazine.\nApril 8, 1983: Jobs convinces John Sculley, then CEO of Pepsi, to join Apple as its CEO. Jobs famously asked Sculley if he would rather \"sell sugar water for the rest of your life or come with me and change the world?\"\nJanuary 22, 1984: Apple's \"1984\" commercial introducing the Macintosh airs during the Super Bowl.\nMay 28, 1985: John Sculley and the Apple board of directors fire Jobs from his role as head of the Mac division.\nSeptember 13, 1985: Jobs resigns from Apple and goes on to found NeXT.\n1986: Jobs buys The Graphics Group, which would later become known as Pixar Animation Studios, from George Lucas.\nOctober 12, 1988: The NeXT computer makes its debut.\n1989: Pixar's animated short, Tin Toy wins an Academy Award.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1990s: Pixar / iMac\n\nMarch 18, 1991: Jobs marries Laurene Powell.\nFebruary 11, 1993: NeXT stops selling hardware in order to focus on software. That software NeXTSTEP, would end up becoming the building blocks for Mac OS X and iOS.\nNovember 1995: Disney releases Toy Story over Thanksgiving weekend and amidst a big media campaign. The film is a box office sensation.\nNovember 29, 1995: Pixar goes public and its resulting IPO makes Jobs a billionaire.\nJune 1996: Triumph of the Nerds airs on PBS. Jobs is featured prominently alongside Microsoft founder and CEO, Bill Gates.\nDecember 1996: Jobs convinces Apple to buy NeXT and its assets for $400 million. In exchange, he will return to the company in what is initially posed as a \"limited advisory role.\"\nJuly 9, 1997: Apple CEO Gil Amelio resigns. Jobs is made interim CEO, or \"iCEO.\" Jobs still maintains his post as CEO of Pixar.\nAugust 1997: Jobs announces that Apple will be signing a new business partnership with arch rival Microsoft.\nMay 6, 1998: Jobs announces the iMac. The translucent, egg-shaped aqua-marine computer looks like nothing else on the planet. It helps kick off Apple's renaissance and re-birth.\nJune 20, 1999: Jobs is portrayed by Noah Wyle in the TNT telefilm, *Pirates of Silicon Valley.* Wyle will appear on-stage with Jobs at Macworld later that sumer.\nJuly 1999: Te clam-shell iBook is released. It has lots of fun colors and built-in wireless.\nImage courtesy of SacBee\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEarly 2000s: iPod\n\nJanuary 5, 2000: Steve Jobs drops the \"interim\" from his title and becomes Apple's permanent CEO.\nMay 2001: The first Apple retail store is opened. Within a decade, more than 300 stores would pop up worldwide. Apple also officially releases Mac OS X, its next generation operating system.\nOctober 23, 2001: Jobs announces the iPod. Slashdot famously sums up the device, writing \"No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame.\" The world would be proven wrong.\nApril 28, 2003: The iTunes Music Store launches for Mac users.\nFebruary 2004: Pixar and Disney appear to be at an impasse for future distribution deals.\nAugust 2004: Jobs announces that he will be taking a short leave of absence to recover from surgery. He reveals that a cancerous tumor was found in his pancreas but that he is expected to make a full recovery.\nJanuary 10, 2005: The Mac mini is introduced. \nJune 2005: Apple announces that it is transitioning to Intel processors. This decision will make Apple a true competitor in the world of computer hardware.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLate 200s: iPhone\n\nJanuary 2006: Disney buys Pixar for $7.4 billion. Jobs gets 7% of Disney stock, becoming its largest individual shareholder and earning himself a seat on the board.\nJune 2006: Jobs's thin appearance causes concern at WWDC.\nJanuary 9, 2007: Jobs unveils the iPhone. For the next six months, it will captivate the tech world before its release. Jobs also announces that Apple Computer, Inc. will just become Apple, Inc.\nJune 29, 2007: The iPhone is released.\nJanuary 15, 2008: Jobs takes the stage at Macworld for the final time and introduces the MacBook Air.\nJune 2008: Jobs's gaunt appearance at WWDC again cause concerns over his health.\nJanuary 14, 2009: Jobs announces that he is taking a leave of absence to focus on his health. Tim Cook takes over as acting-CEO.\nApril 2009: Jobs undergoes a successful liver transplant.\nJune 2009: Jobs returns to work at Apple.\nImage courtesy of Flickr, --David and Jennifer--\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2010-2011: iPad\n\nJanuary 2010: Jobs introduces the iPad to the world.\nApril 2010: The iPad goes on sale and quickly becomes the fastest selling new electronic gadget of all time.\nJanuary 17, 2011: Jobs announces that he is taking an extended leave of absence to focus on his health.\nFebruary 2011: Jobs pleases fans by introducing the iPad 2 to the public.\nAugust 24, 2011: Jobs resigns as CEO of Apple, advocating for Tim Cook to act as his replacement. Cook is appointed by the board, who also vote to make Jobs chairman.\nOctober 5, 2011: Steve Jobs passes away due to complications stemming from pancreatic cancer.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage courtesy of Jonathan Mak"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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